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Today was just like every other day for Gregory, a day of dread and misery. Gregory sees the same people crowding around telephone poles staring at missing people posters stapled on them, the same people sitting down on benches reading the bitter articles of the newspaper "Local Residents Continue To Disappear" the same ominous cloud of unease still looms over many residents of Hurricane Utah.

 "Same as always." Gregory huffed as he continued to walk back to the place he calls "home" with an empty stomach. Living a life as a homeless kid is brutal for Gregory; going dumpster diving for food, scrounging for money, stealing from others, and always moving from place to place. Even though it's a life no child deserves to have, it's just the cruel hand that life had dealt Gregory; however, things got a little better after finding an old building to stay in. The building he found had graffiti scribbled all over its brick walls, a broken fire escape dangling from the left side of the building, and a few patches of moss growing on the roof. 

When the scrawny child returned to his "home," he crawled through the small opening on the right side of the building and entered his "room." The interior of the building didn't have much other than some chipped bricks on the wall, cracked windows that were very dirty and allowed little sunlight to shine through, a water-damaged ceiling that had a few tiles missing, a small shower with running water, a container which was used to wash clothes, a big piece of used bubble wrap to sleep on, and the very few belongings Gregory had.

He kept what little clothing he had inside a broken wardrobe, a tiny bar of soap, one brown band-aid, some loose change he gathered the other day, a pair of rusty scissors, and a roll of tape that he used to patch holes in his shoes. These living conditions are nowhere near perfect for a child, but compared to sleeping in a rat-infested alley or a soggy cardboard box, Gregory was just grateful to have a stable roof over his head. 

Gregory slumped against the brick wall and slowly slid down; once he reached the bottom, Gregory sighed deeply. "I should have known the dumpster behind the Abbot Street diner would be empty." Gregory placed both hands on his growling stomach to try and make it stop; while he was doing that, he began to hear intrusive thoughts ring inside his head. "Good for nothing wretch," "mistake," "waste of space," "unwanted parasite," he heard those hurtful remarks daily from the people he once shared a living space with. These thoughts stopped when Gregory noticed a new hole in his right shoe and the sole of his left shoe coming loose. 

"Oh, come on!" The small child groaned; he got up and walked to the broken wardrobe; once he opened it, he took out the roll of tape and tore off two pieces. He placed one piece on the sole of his left shoe to keep it from falling off and the second piece on the insole of his right shoe. Gregory then noticed a long piece of his hair getting in his face and felt the band-aid on his right cheek becoming loose, so he placed the tape roll back into the wardrobe and took out the scissors; he walked to one of the cracked windows to see his reflection on the filthy glass. Once he could see his face, he used one hand to hold the piece of brown hair in place and cut it with the scissors; he placed them down and used his free hand to press the loose band-aid back into place; Gregory didn't want to use his last band-aid to cover up the scratch on his right cheek.

Once those problems were resolved, Gregory walked to his bubble wrap sheet to lie down. He turned over and looked at the newspapers he uses as blankets; a lot of them talked about a series of attacks and disappearances that were occurring in Hurricane Utah; most of them happened near Fazbear Entertainment's newest location "Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex" he didn't pay too much attention to them, but the one he directed his gaze to was different. "Fazbear Freak Strikes Again! Programming Prodigy of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex Brutally Attacked" Gregory remembers reading what happened when the article was released a few days ago. "Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex employee Sarah Brooks the "programming prodigy," falls victim to mysterious Fazbear freak." The beloved programmer suffered multiple stab wounds and was left in critical condition". Gregory knew Sarah; she was one of the few people who showed him kindness, something he hadn't received in a long time.

"You'll be ok, Sarah. I know you'll come back." Gregory thought to himself; he'll never forget sneaking into the hospital to see her; he'll never forget the words he overheard the doctors say "her outcome is uncertain." The small child was shaken out of his thoughts by the sound of his growling stomach. He sat up and looked at a picture of the Pizzaplex; Gregory had heard people say that Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex is the most famous establishment Fazbear Entertainment opened since the company's very first attraction; however, in light of recent events, people have been saying more bad things about it than good, but that isn't enough to stop some kids from going to the Mega Pizzaplex to see their main attraction the "Glamrock Animatronics." Gregory dreamed of meeting them; he longed to go to the Pizzaplex and have fun with other kids, he wanted to feel like a normal kid instead of a burden with no home, but the disappearances lingered in the back of his head. His mind was saying one thing while his stomach was saying another; after listening to the growls of his empty stomach growing louder and louder, he made up his mind. 

"Alright, alright, I hear you," Gregory said. He walked to the wardrobe and took out the best clothes; he had a blue t-shirt with a pale blue collar, two white stripes, and a pair of tan cargo shorts. He put them on and took his last band-aid and all his quarters. Gregory thought about checking to see if the other dumpsters he knew about had food, but with his luck, they were probably empty; plus, eating at a large entertainment complex is ten times better than digging through garbage in search of scraps. Once ready, he crawled outside the building and began walking to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex.

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Gregory walked through the streets of Hurricane Utah on his way to the Mega Pizzaplex Gregory couldn't help but overhear what the people around him were saying. "Have you heard the news?" "Another attack happened yesterday." "Who do you think the Fazbear Freak is?" "Why would anyone kill a sweet innocent child?" "Deja vu, not this again." Gregory stopped walking when he approached a group of people at a crosswalk, patiently waiting for the light to change; while waiting for the traffic light to turn red, Gregory looked across the street and noticed a woman looking at a missing person poster taped to the wall of a building.

The poster had the image of a young girl who looked no older than 8 with curly red hair and hazel eyes; the woman looking at the poster was crying; she wiped her eyes with a tissue while letting out soft whimpers. Gregory couldn't help but wonder, "Who is that girl? Is she the woman's daughter or niece, or is that woman the girl's teacher?"  Gregory never had the chance to have a loving family or experience what it's like to go to school, but from what he remembers hearing from other kids, school is not fun for children. When the light turned red, and the group of people began walking, Gregory quickly followed; after crossing the street, he walked away from the group and went in the direction of the crying woman; while walking past her, he overheard the woman whimper "I'm so sorry Chloe" before wiping her eyes with her tissue again. "So she does know that missing girl." Gregory thought to himself. 

Missing people posters are becoming a common sight in Hurrican Utah; many parents are hesitant to have their kids play outside for so long because of this so-called "Fazbear freak" some people are surprised that the Fazbar freak hasn't broken into homes and attacked residents, but if the police don't catch the Fazbear freak quickly, it could escalate to that. The idea of a dangerous individual attacking you is enough to make children too scared to sleep at night. Gregory looked up at the sky and noticed a few storm clouds beginning to roll in; if he wanted to get to the Mega Pizzaplex before the incoming storm arrived, he needed to hurry; Gregory began to quicken his pace toward his destination.  

When Gregory finally arrived at the Mega Pizzaplex, he stopped near the entrance to the large three-story building. The small child looked at the Pizzaplex and sighed, "I wish you were here, Sarah." Before she was attacked, Sarah had promised Gregory that she would take him on a special tour of the Mega Pizzaplex; unfortunately, since the programming prodigy is now spending her days lying in a hospital bed on life support, that special tour with Sarah is not going to happen any time soon. Gregory regained his focus and walked to the front entrance; he saw a family standing in front of a strange robot with no mouth and a pair of unnerving eyes; two blue beams of light emanated from the robot's eyes that scanned a little girl in the family. Once the robot finished its scan, it made a series of technical noises before saying, "Guest profile found, hello Emily, welcome back to Freddy Fazebear's Mega Pizzaplex." The little girl smiled with delight as the doors opened for her and her family to walk through; then, Gregory realized a serious problem. "I need a guest profile to get in? I don't have one." Gregory mentally groaned. He feared that if he tried to go through the front door without a guest profile, the robot could immediately call security and kick him out. "There must be another way inside." Gregory thought to himself.

The scrawny boy managed to find what looked like a loading dock at the back of the Mega Pizzaplex. Gregory ducked behind boxes and vehicles to avoid being detected by the workers; he dashed past security cameras the best he could until he found an air vent. Gregory began to feel unsure if this way of entry was a good idea; while he was mentally debating whether or not he should enter the air vent, he felt a small drop of water on his right shoulder. He looked at his shoulder and started to hear the sounds of water touching different surfaces; when he looked up at the sky, he found his answer, it was raining. "You've gotta be kidding me!" Gregory said to himself. He looked back at the way he came from while more and more water droplets fell from the sky; Gregory knew that going back was no longer an option; he'd rather not go back to his "home" empty-handed and get sick from staying out in the rain too long. At that moment, Gregory turned his attention to the air vent and said to himself, "Well, there's no turning back now."

Gregory pulled the grate off the vent and placed it on the ground; once inside, he pulled the grate back into place and started crawling through the air vents. The small boy spent what felt like hours crawling through the air vents; in that time he could feel his hands picking up more and more dust and felt cobwebs in his hair. It was so dark that he could barely see his own hands moving across the cold metallic ground, he did find some light while traversing through the air vents, but it didn't help him much. Suddenly something caught Gregory's attention, "What is that smell?" Gregory thought to himself, he couldn't tell what was making that smell, but whatever it was, it smelled delicious. He followed the scent until his body was on top of an air vent grate and fell through. Gregory and the grate fell to the ground with a bang; fortunately, no one was there to see him; however, his left knee was scraped from the fall. Gregory winced in pain as he held his left knee; once the pain died down, he pulled out his band-aid and placed it on his knee.

Once his knee was patched up, Gregory followed the mouth-watering scent until he found its source, a large pizza pie sitting on a table. Gregory crept into the room and looked at the pizza; he saw steam rising from it, which further enticed him to gobble it up on the spot, but before that, he needed to wash his hands once the cobwebs were out of his hair and his hands dust-free Gregory chowed down on the pizza, having food with no mold on it was a nice change of pace for Gregory, he hadn't had a warm meal since the last time he saw Sarah. After devouring the pizza, Gregory also noticed a few wrapped candies in a bowl; the candies were called "Sundrop" and "Moondrop," depicting prints of a smiling sun and a sleeping moon. Gregory put a few of each candy in his pockets, but a bright light shone on him once he finished.

  The source of the light came from a caucasian woman with green eyes and blonde hair wearing a security guard uniform. "Hey kid, what are you doing here? This area is off-limits to guests!" The woman said. Gregory knew this meant trouble; he didn't want to be kicked out into the rain, so he ran for the door. "Hey, get back here!" The security guard shouted. This feeling wasn't new to Gregory; he ran away from people he stole from in the past, but sometimes he was caught and beaten until he passed out. Gregory managed to enter a large hallway and found a door leading to the main atrium of the Pizzaplex. He slipped through the door and blended in with the large crowd inside. When the security guard entered the atrium, she looked around the room to find Gregory but lost him in the crowd. Once she left the area, Gregory breathed a sigh of relief. After the small boy caught his breath, he heard an announcement saying the Glamrock Animatronics were about to play; excitement flooded the room, and Gregory could see the Glamrocks perform; at last, he could feel excitement welling up inside him.

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"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Fazbear Entertainment would like you to put your hands together for the one! The only! Freddy Fazbear!" The intercom voice said. The announcement caused the crowd to burst into cheers and whistles. Meanwhile, the Glamrock band was walking towards the stage lift below the neon light stage with their instruments and microphones in hand; they were ready for their big performance.

Montgomery Gator- the Bassist, Roxanne Wolf- the Keytar Player, Glamrock Chica- the Guitarist; and last but certainly not least, Glamrock Freddy- the Lead Singer. When all four members stepped onto the stage, lift it began ascending to the stage. All four members looked up to the flashing neon lights with smiles on their faces and thoughts swirling through their processors. "Let's Rock!" "Be The Best!" "Oh, Here We Go!" "Showtime!" The lift brought the four animatronics to the stage; with everyone ready, the show kicked off with a shout from Monty, "Rock and Roll!" The stage lit up in blue and pink lights as the crowd cheered so loud they could wake the dead. 

Monty started with a smooth bass solo, which made the audience break out in thunderous applause; Gregory managed to find an excellent spot to see all the action; while the crowd was clapping, he could hear a few kids saying various things. "Monty is so awesome!" "Go, Monty!" "I hope Monty signs my sunglasses!" "I want to learn how to play the bass just like Monty does!" Roxy took center stage with her passionate keytar solo and a big smile; she could hear her fans chanting her name and a few other praises, "Go Roxy!" "She's so cool!" "YOU'RE THE BEST, ROXY!!"

While Roxy's fans were cheering like no tomorrow, Gregory heard an argument between two kids near him. "What are you saying?! Roxy is not the best!" "Are you stupid?! Of course, she is; there's no one better than Roxy!" "Oh yeah?! Well, I heard." Gregory couldn't hear more of that argument when Glamrock Chica performed her guitar solo. Chicas fans cheered and whistled, and a few girls were headbanging to her solo. When Glamrock Freddy was about to sing, he started twitching; Gregory noticed this and became concerned. "Wh-whats going on?" 

Glamrock Freddy's HUD was flashing red and displayed a message. "WARNING: Hostile Malware Detected!! Initiating Anti-Virus Protocols!!" His HUD displayed several patches of purple static these patches were quickly eliminated by blue pixelated cubes. However, more static patches appeared one after another, and more cubes appeared to get rid of the static. The static was removed, but the lead singer began convulsing; Freddy's HUD flashed red again and displayed another message.

"ERROR: System Overload!! Commencing Emergency Shutdown!!" Everyone in the crowd was shocked by what happened; next, Glamrock Freddy fell with a loud thud. The loud noise made Gregory almost choke on the candy he was eating, the music came to a stop when the animatronic bear collapsed on stage, and everyone was speechless. "Freddy!" Glamrock Chica shrieked. She put her guitar down and put Freddy's right arm over her shoulder, with Monty and Roxy quickly coming to her aid. The stage lights turned off, and the crowd erupted into chaos.

"Oh my God, Freddy!" "What happened to him!" "Mommy! Daddy! Something is wrong with Freddy!" Kids were frantically running around the atrium, and poor Gregory was getting shoved all over the place by panicking kids. With all the commotion going on, Gregory fell close to an air vent near the stage. The atrium lights turned on, and an announcement was played on the intercom. "Attention, everyone; we must stop the show due to an unexpected problem." Many disappointed groans from children were followed by that announcement. "We must ask all guests to leave the Mega Pizzaplex calmly." The intercom continued. With a sour mood in the air, many parents and guardians gathered all their children and began to leave the atrium with the security team.

Gregory began to panic. "Oh no!"  He had to do something quickly; he didn't want to go back out into the rain. Fortunately, he noticed the air vent close to him; he quickly removed the grate, entered the vent, and put the grate back into place. Gregory didn't spend a lot of time in the air vents this time; he found a bright light shining through another air vent grate; the small child kicked it open and climbed out; Gregory found himself in a room full of crates and metallic boxes when looking around the room he spotted Glamrock Freddy hunched over on the ground with his back leaning against the wall, Gregory felt both happy and shocked, he dreamed of meeting Glamrock Freddy in person, but he didn't imagine it would be like this.

Suddenly a crate fell off a shelf and landed in front of the air vent on the ground; Gregory spun around and let out a small gasp; unfortunately, two technicians were nearby and heard the crate fall. "What was that?" Gregory's eyes widened when he realized he was trapped, he heard footsteps approaching the door, and his only other exit was blocked off. "No! No! No! No! No! What am I going to do now?!" Gregory darted his eyes around the room, looking for a place to hide, he tried to open a metal box close to him, but it was locked tight; with the footsteps coming closer, Gregory turned to Glamrock Freddy and remembered something Sarah had told him.

She said that the animatronics have stomach hatches for holding cakes and pinatas; if he could open Freddy's stomach hatch, he could hide. Was it crazy? Absolutely, but right now, Gregory has no other options. He grabbed the chest plate and began to pull as hard as he could; it was good that Freddy was hunched over just enough for Gregory to reach the chest plate. "Come on! Come on! Come on! Open, please!" The boy quietly muttered to himself. When the hatch was opened, Gregory quickly climbed inside and closed it in the nick of time.

When the door opened, a tall man with blond hair entered the room, followed by another man with brown hair; they looked around the room to figure out what made that sound, "The crate fell over; mind giving me a hand, Peter?"  The brown-haired man asked, "Sure, I'll help you, Chuck." The blond-haired man responded. After putting the crate back on the shelf, the technicians focused on Glamrock Freddy.

"The equipment is all setup. Ready to move, Freddy?"  Peter said, Chuck nodded in agreement, and they loaded Freddy onto a dolly and rolled him away. Gregory couldn't see what was happening outside Freddy's stomach hatch, but he knew he was now in the lion's den. One peep, and he was a goner; the small boy took tiny breaths as quietly as possible. This trick helped him avoid getting caught by angry people in the past, but it didn't always work.

Peter and Chuck entered a room with a large metallic cylinder, they placed Freddy inside the cylinder, and Peter walked to a nearby computer while Chuck connected a cable to Freddy's head. "Now let's see what caused Freddy's system to crash," Peter said; the computer he was using was running a system check when suddenly smoke started coming out from underneath Freddy's hat. "What the?!" Chuck exclaimed; he removed Freddy's hat, opened a small compartment that the hat was covering, and pulled out the source of the smoke, a small light blue computer chip that released a few tiny sparks.

Gregory hated the smell of smoke; the people he used to share a living space with smoked all the time, which made him feel sick. "Well, looks like we found the problem," Chuck said as he held the chip, "Wait a minute, isn't that chip the software chip Sarah made?" Peter asked. That got Gregory's attention. "Sarah made that chip thing?" Gregory thought, well, he shouldn't be surprised since Sarah was called the "Programming Prodigy" frequently.

"I think this is the prototype she made a while back." Chuck said, "It looks like the chip caused Freddy's system to overload." "Didn't Sarah make another chip?" Peter asked, "I'm pretty sure she made more than one look around." Chuck responded. The two technicians looked around the room for another software chip until Peter found one inside a drawer, "Found one." He handed the chip to Chuck, who inserted it into Freddy's head compartment and covered it with his hat.

Peter walked back to the computer to look at Freddy's system. "I still can't believe what happened to Sarah." As he looked at the computer, Peter said, "Me neither, dude; actually, why did she get attacked anyway?" Chuck asked. "I don't know all the details about why Sarah was attacked, but I remember her saying something about-" before Peter could finish, the doors opened, and a blond-haired security guard walked inside.

"Vanessa?! This is a surprise." Chuck said, "Were you two able to figure out what caused Freddy to break down on stage?" Vanessa asked. Gregory's eyes widened when he heard Vanessa's voice, "She's here!" The small boy thought to himself; he held his breath, hoping she wouldn't come closer to Freddy. "Please don't open the stomach hatch! Please don't open the stomach hatch! Please don't open the stomach hatch!" Gregory muttered in his head. Thankfully she stood close to the computer.

"Yeah, we did; this made Freddy malfunction," Chuck responded as he handed the broken software chip to Vanessa. "Sarah's software chip?" Vanessa asked, "Yeah, we believe a virus was trying to infect Freddy's system during the show. The software chip got rid of it, but it also caused Freddy's system to overload. We're about to put him on reduced power mode." Peter replied. "Do you think the virus entered the main network?" Vanessa asked.

"Travis did a network scan a while ago and said that something did enter the main network earlier today, but whatever it was it left when Freddy collapsed," Chuck responded. "If that's the case, you should disconnect Freddy from the main network. We don't want a repeat of what happened last week." Vanessa said. The technicians were a little skeptical about that, but they decided it may be for the best. With Freddy's connection to the Pizzaplex's main network severed, they didn't find any other problems with Freddy and began rolling him back to his room; Vanessa pitched in to help too.

Gregory was starting to feel tired after everything that happened today; he was using every fiber of his being to resist the urge to yawn; he didn't want to be heard with Vanessa so close to his hiding spot. When Freddy was placed inside his room, the technicians thanked Vanessa for her help and bid her farewell. Once Peter and Chuck were gone, Vanessa looked at Freddy, who was placed in front of a blue dresser. "I can't let you call for help, not until I find that kid." She said before she walked out of Freddy's green room.

Vanessa looked through the security footage earlier today to see how Gregory got inside and if he left after the show was canceled. Facial recognition from the security feed didn't show Gregory leaving with the rest of the crowd, which led her to the conclusion that he was still in the building; however, finding Gregory would be difficult for her. Meanwhile, Gregory was still processing everything he heard the technicians and Vanessa say, eventually causing the young boy to place his head gently against Freddy's core and fall asleep.

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Gregory was sound asleep, dreaming about the day he met Sarah. It was a nice sunny day, Gregory had managed to outrun an angry person he stole $10 from, and the small child went to a large park to stay hidden until he knew for sure that the angry man was shaken off his tail.

When the coast was clear, he came out from his hiding spot and walked around the park to see if he could find any loose change on the ground; after finding a few discarded dimes, he started walking down a hill; unfortunately, he tripped and tumbled down the hill. Instead of breaking his crown, Gregory received a nasty scrape on his left elbow after colliding with the concrete pavement; his elbow felt like hundreds of tiny needles were stabbing it, he felt the blood flowing out of the open wound, and he felt the tears streaming down his face.

With Gregory curling into a ball in pain on the concrete ground, he heard a stranger's voice cry out in concern, "Oh my goodness, are you ok?!" Gregory looked up to see who was talking to him, he couldn't see the person clearly due to tears blurring his vision, but he could tell from the stranger's voice that it was a woman. The stranger extended her hand to the little boy on the ground to help him stand up.

Gregory grabbed her hand and was pulled up; he was able to get a better look at the mysterious woman when he got back on his feet; the stranger who helped him was a Caucasian woman who looked to be in her late twenties or early thirties with long black hair, hazel eyes and was wearing a light blue long-sleeved button-up blouse with a brown handbag slung over her right shoulder. The woman was about to ask the small child why he was crying, but when she looked at his bleeding elbow, she understood the problem and knew what to do.

"Here, let me help you." She said; the woman reached into her handbag and pulled out a few napkins and a band-aid. She placed one napkin on Gregory's bleeding elbow; the boy was too busy being confused by what was happening to feel the small jolt of pain when the napkin made contact with his cut skin, "Why? Why is this woman helping me?" Gregory thought to himself. This was the first time an adult had treated an injury for him; he had never received this sort of kindness from the so-called "guardians" that lived under the same roof as him. Once the bleeding stopped, the woman threw the bloody napkin in a nearby garbage can and placed the band-aid over the cut.

Gregory was brought back to reality when he felt the band-aid sticking to his elbow; the woman smiled when the band-aid was applied, "Do you feel better?" She asked. Gregory turned to the woman and nervously responded, "Y-Yes, thank you, m-miss." "Sarah, my name is Sarah." Gregory can get nervous when he meets a new person face to face, "Th-Thank you, Sarah, my name is Gre-Gregory." The boy stuttered. "It's very nice to meet you, Gregory; I'm glad I was able to help you." Before they could continue talking, the two heard a voice shouting from not far away, "There you are, Gregory!" The voice said.

A girl with ruby red hair wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt and slightly ripped jeans ran up to the surprised child and stopped to catch her breath. "Abby? What are you doing here?" Gregory asked. "We need to get back; it's almost time for dinner." She said. If they were late for dinner, both children would go to bed hungry again. Abby turned her attention to Sarah and said, "I'm sorry for any trouble he caused you."

"Oh no, he didn't cause any trouble at all," Sarah replied, "I suppose it is getting late; I should be getting home myself." Abby began tugging Gregory's arm, hinting that they needed to leave now, "Oh, then don't let us hold you up; it was nice meeting you, mam." Abby said. Sarah looked at the two children and said goodbye; Gregory said goodbye and walked away with Abby. On the one hand, Gregory didn't want to be the reason why Abby missed dinner, but on the other hand, he wanted to speak to Sarah more; he didn't want to go back to that prison called the "Johnson residence."

A few hours after what happened on stage, Freddy's system rebooted; light blue lights surrounded his HUD with a message in the center that read. "Saftey Mode Engaged." Once the rebooting process was complete, Freddy opened his eyes and stared at his reflection in the mirror. His data was fragmented after being deactivated for a few hours, but he started to remember what had happened. "Showtime already? No... I experienced a malfunction on stage, and the recharge cycle is not complete."

While the animatronic bear continued to recall the events from earlier today, he unintentionally woke up the sleeping child inside his stomach, "Shh, would you please keep it down!" The child said as he tapped on the hatch door. This caught Freddy off guard, "Who said that?" he asked; Gregory quickly realized his mistake and cupped his mouth with his hands; Freddy waited for the voice to say something as he looked around his green room, looking for the person it belonged to.

"Please do not be afraid; I promise I will not hurt you." He said softly; Gregory heard what Freddy said but was still hesitant to respond; however, he felt that Freddy would eventually figure out where he was hiding; hopefully, he won't receive a harsh punishment if he came clean and apologized quickly. "I did... I'm down here." He reluctantly said. Freddy was still puzzled, "Down where? I still do not see you." "O-Ok, listen. You were sleeping, so... I opened your stomach hatch, and I...... I-I climbed inside." The boy said nervously. "My stomach hatch? That place is reserved for oversized birthday cakes and pinatas! It is not a safe play area!!!" Freddy said as his blue eyes widened.

Freddy turned from the dresser to open his stomach hatch; Gregory let out a small yelp as he slid out and was held in Freddy's hands. "There you are," Freddy said in a relieved tone; Gregory felt nervous as Freddy used beams of light from his eyes to scan him; once he was finished, he gently placed Gregory on the ground.

"Scanning complete. Hmm, how odd your guest profile is unknown to me. Who are you?" That's right, Gregory doesn't have a guest profile since he snuck inside through an air vent. "I-I'm..... Gregory." The small boy said. "Gregory.... hmm, I will notify the main office," Freddy said; he made a few technical noises when he tried to contact the main office; however, he could not call them after his processor let out a beep. "Huh? Connection error? I cannot connect to the main network."

Gregory already knew why Freddy couldn't access the main network; he felt he should tell Freddy what happened while he was sleeping. "It's her; she cut you off. She's not going to let you call for help until she finds me." This caused Freddy to become even more confused, "Who? Who is looking for you? Your mother?" Freddy asked as he slightly tilted his head. As far as Gregory knew, he had no mother and would never consider that she-beast Mrs. Johnson one; suddenly, he heard someone walking outside the room, "Shh, I hear footsteps!" 

Gregory pulled the curtain he was hiding behind back a little to see who it was; he saw Vanessa looking around the room outside Freddy's green room. "That is the security guard; she can help you," Freddy said. That suggestion made Gregory tense up, "Nonono! I don't trust her!" "Why not?" Freddy asked. "I don't know who she is, but she's trying to get me. Isn't there any other way for you to communicate besides talking so loudly?!" Gregory whispered.

Freddy didn't understand why Gregory didn't trust Vanessa, but he did come up with a way for him and Gregory to speak without talking. Freddy opened one of the drawers on the blue dresser and pulled out a wristwatch that looked like him, "Here, take this with you." He said as he handed the watch to Gregory.

"What is that?" Gregory asked, "This is a novelty, Freddy Faz-Watch; it will allow us to communicate." Gregory took the Faz-Watch and put it on his right hand; once it was on, he heard a beeping sound. "What was that?!" Gregory said, "I am sending you an encoded message." Freddy responded; Gregory looked at his Faz-Watch to see Freddy's message.

"Hello, Gregory. It is me, Freddy. I will escort you to the main entrance. However, I am unable to leave this room. You should have no problem. There is a button on the wall that will open the door to the backroom. I will make it accessible to you now." Part of Gregory felt that he didn't need Freddy's help to leave the Pizzaplex, but another part of him said that he could get caught by Vanessa if he tried to escape alone, so he should let Freddy help him.

Gregory turned his attention to the Freddy-shaped button on the wall and walked to it, which was close to an arcade cabinet called "Street Skate Superstar" Once he pushed the button, the door opened. "Well done, Gregory. There is an open-air vent inside the maintenance room. You will have to climb through the ventilation system and release me from the outside." Freddy said.

Gregory looked into the storage room, noting how dark the room was. "It's pretty dark in there." "There is nothing to be scared of. You can do it, Gregory." Those words of encouragement helped calm Gregory down; he knew he wouldn't get anywhere by standing around doing nothing; he took a deep breath to help build confidence. "Ok, I can do this." He said before he walked in, he turned to Freddy and spoke.

"Freddy, I'm... sorry about hiding inside your stomach hatch earlier." Freddy reassured the small boy, "Do not worry, Gregory, I forgive you." "Thank you." The boy said with a smile. Gregory walked into the back room and looked around for the air vent.

He found the vent on top of a stack of boxes; he climbed up the boxes until he reached the vent; being a light scrawny kid has its advantages. He started crawling through, the air vents were decently-lit this time, but he stopped near Roxy's room; he could hear the animatronic wolf talking to herself.

"Your performance was perfect tonight. Thank you. Your hair is beautiful. Your tail is beautiful. Everyone was watching you. Everyone loves you. Everyone wants to be you. You are the best. Thank you. I am the best. Your fans are watching you right now... I know."

Gregory did think her keytar solo during the show was cool, but her attitude reminded him of a self-centered girl he met one day.  He kept moving through the vents until he was startled by the sounds of things breaking and Monty growling in frustration. He didn't know what made Monty so ticked off, but he did not want to find out and chose to keep moving.

When he was near Chica's room, he saw her practicing her guitar in the mirror. "Wow, she's really good." The small boy thought to himself. When he finally found the exit, he dropped down and brushed the dust off his shirt; once he finished, the intercom played an announcement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for visiting, and we hope you enjoyed the show! Freddy and the gang are pretty tired, but they'll be back again next week after a few days of scheduled maintenance! Please make your way to the front of the building, where you will be given novelty glasses, a voucher for one free soda refill, and where you will sign a legal disclaimer releasing us of all liability for anything that may have happened during your visit. Have an awesome night, and we'll see you again soon!" That mention of the legal disclaimer made Gregory feel uneasy, he didn't know what it meant, but he could tell it was bad. 

Gregory began to make his way past the other green rooms of the glam rocks. Getting past Chica and Monty was easy because the former was so focused on playing her guitar, and the latter had his green room curtains covering the window, but Roxy was a different story. Her curtains weren't drawn, and she certainly wasn't playing her instrument. Gregory moved as quickly and quietly as he could; he managed to get away from her window just before a nearby light was flickering and caught the wolf's attention.

The small boy stopped near a large cardboard cutout portraying a large pirate ship, a fox pirate, and a Kraken. He noticed something shining in the Kraken's mouth; when he looked closer at it, he discovered it was a disc, "Huh? What is this?" The boy said to himself; he took the disc and put it inside one of his pockets; he should probably give it to Freddy later. Freddy saw Gregory outside his window and waved at him; Gregory couldn't help but giggle at how goofy Freddy looked; when he tried to open the door, it wouldn't budge.

"Freddy, the door won't open," Gregory said, "Oh? You are going to need a Photo Pass to open the door. Apologies. I assumed you had one already." Freddy said, "Do you know where I can find one?" Gregory asked; fortunately, Freddy did know where to find a Photo Pass. "Well, you should be able to find one at a convenience counter; it is located behind the shutter door." "Ok, do you know what closing time is, Freddy?" Gregory asked.

"The Mega Pizzaplex closes at Midnight, Gregory." "Midnight?! How long was I asleep?" Gregory wondered; he looked at his Faz-Watch and saw the time 11:38 PM; if he wanted to get out of the Pizzaplex in time, he needed to hurry. Gregory noticed a message on a bench while walking to the shutter door. "CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - We paid for the Glam Freddy Mega Deluxe Party Package, and Freddy broke down as soon as he got on stage. We paid to have him at the table and sing happy birthday. He was supposed to give her the cake! My daughter's birthday has been ruined. I demand a refund." Gregory felt a little sorry for that girl. 

The shutter door got stuck when it was opening; fortunately, it left enough space for Gregory the crawl under; once he got through, he started looking around the dark room for the Photo Pass. He looked behind a reception desk only to find a Monty shirt rolled into a ball; he also noticed another CD that was hidden behind a cardboard cutout of a white and pink bear. "Where is the Photo Pass?" Gregory said out loud; suddenly, a light turned on near a cardboard cutout of Freddy with a present box in front of it.

"It can't be in there, could it?" Gregory wondered; he opened the box and found what he was looking for. "Freddy, I found a Photo Pass." "Good job Gregory. Now please come let me out." Freddy said. Gregory held the Photo Pass near Freddy's door, and it opened, revealing Freddy with a big grin on his face. "

Way to go, Superstar! I knew you could do it." Sounding like a proud dad. "I know how to get you out of here. Climb back into my chest cavity. There is still time, but we must hurry. If I am spotted, I will certainly be taken back to my room. I will escort you to the main exit through the utility tunnels. It is the safest path." Gregory would have objected to entering Freddy's stomach hatch again, but right now, he needed to get out ASAP.

"Ok, but please be careful while moving, and I promise I won't touch anything inside you." The small boy said, "Oh wait! I found these two CDs. Do you know what these are, Freddy?" The small boy continued.  Freddy looked at the CDs after Gregory handed them to him. "Hmm... I am not sure what these CDs are. I shall keep them in here for the time being." With that, Freddy walked over to his dresser and put the CDs inside one of the drawers. His stomach hatch opened, and Gregory climbed back inside; he had enough room to move a little, so he rested comfortably against Freddy's core again. The hatch closed, and Freddy walked towards a set of red double doors. 

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The doors revealed a long staircase going down. Freddy held the railing as he walked down the stairs; on his way to the utility tunnels, Freddy passed by a S.T.A.F.F bot cleaning the floor behind a chained-off gate and noticed an unusual sight. An Endo Skeleton was climbing down the walls like a spider and disappearing into the darkness when it reached the bottom. "How odd." He thought when he continued down the stairs, suddenly the animatronic bear and Gregory heard a very familiar voice.

"Hello? Little boy? If you're down here, say something!" They knew whose voice that was; hearing Vanessa's voice caused Gregory to tense up imminently. "She's down here! We have to go back, Freddy." However, that didn't stop Freddy from walking down the stairs; he gently placed a hand on his stomach hatch before reassuring Gregory, "Do not worry, Gregory. Even if we are spotted, you are safe with me. She would never suspect we are traveling together." That made Gregory feel a little better.

After all, he didn't make a sound when he was inside Freddy during the bear's system check or on the way to the singer's green room, even with Vanessa close to him. "However, we should still do our best to avoid her. If I am sent back to my room, we will never get to the Lobby before midnight." The bear continued.

That's right; Gregory remembered the intercom message saying that the Pizzaplex would be closed for a few days after what happened to Freddy on stage. All the more reason to get out quickly. Freddy let go of the railing when he reached the bottom of the stairs; however, his footsteps caused the band-aid on Gregory's right cheek to come loose.

The band-aid fell off after Freddy walked through the shutter door before him; he stopped between a gate with a yellow voice recognition box and an open passageway. "Freddy? What's wrong?" Gregory asked as he held the band-aid in his right hand, "I feel you are broken, Gregory." The small boy knew what the bear meant. "Don't worry about me, Freddy; it's nothing serious." The boy said as he tried to put the band-aid back on, but Freddy wasn't buying it, "No. I feel that something is wrong. I am taking you to the first aid station."

"There's no time, Freddy! I'm ok!" The small boy protested, but that wasn't enough to stop Freddy from running through the passageway and stopping at the first aid station. Freddy pulled back the curtain in front of the first aid station before taking Gregory out of his chest cavity and gently placing him on the bench.

"Gregory, you have a scratch on your cheek." Freddy said in concern, "I know, but I'm telling you, I'm fine, Freddy!" Gregory responded, "It would be irresponsible for me to let you leave the Mega Pizzaplex with untreated injuries." Freddy said back; at this point, Gregory knew he wouldn't get anywhere by arguing with Freddy, so he reluctantly let Freddy patch him up, "Ok." The boy huffed.

After disinfecting the wound and putting a new band-aid on Gregory's cheek, Freddy threw out the old band-aid and smiled, "Much better." He said in a relieved tone. "However, I am curious how you got scratched, Gregory." The young boy looked at Freddy before responding, "A cat scratched me." A few days ago, when Gregory was dumpster diving for food, he crossed paths with a black cat and received a scratch on his right cheek as he tried to grab a half-eaten hotdog.

"A cat? Why did-" Before Freddy could finish that question, he and Gregory heard footsteps coming closer to the first aid station; Freddy held a finger to his mouth, gesturing to the little boy to be quiet; Gregory nodded in agreement and hid underneath the bench after Freddy drew the curtain over the first aid station. 

Freddy walked towards the growing sound of footsteps; he stopped when a bright light shone on his face. Standing at the exit to the passageway was Vanessa. "Freddy! What are you doing here? You're supposed to be on lockdown." "Officer Vanessa, I-I do not know how I got here," Freddy said in a confused tone.

Gregory cupped his hands over his mouth as he held his breath in, he wanted to look behind the curtain to see what was happening, but he feared Vanessa would spot him if he did. He sat perfectly still, silently hoping Vanessa wouldn't find him. "Well, you totally blew it tonight, you know. Your system crashed, and the show had to be stopped. Now, Parts and Service have you on reduced power. They said it's a safety precaution. Just one more thing to deal with." Vanessa said as she held her free hand to her forehead.

"I am terribly sorry." Freddy said in a sad tone; his guilty expression caused Vanessa to soften up a little; maybe she was a little harsh on Freddy, "Well, there's no point in worrying about that now. We have a bigger problem on our hands." Freddy knew what Vanessa meant but still played with the charade. "A bigger problem? What do you mean?" He asked as he slightly tilted his head.

"We're 15 minutes from closing, and a kid is sneaking around backstage," Vanessa said; Freddy's eyes widened. "A child? What does this child look like?" He asked the security guard. "A small boy with brown hair, wearing a blue shirt and tan shorts," Vanessa answered. "If you see anything, notify me immediately. I've already alerted the others. Now-" Before Vanessa could finish, a loud crash was heard nearby; the sound scared Gregory and made him press his hands against his mouth tighter.

"What was that?" Freddy asked, "I'm not sure, but I'm going to find out; in the meantime, please go back to your room Freddy." Vanessa said before she walked through a gate next to the first aid station and went through a door leading to a nearby room. Once Vanessa left, Gregory came out of hiding and looked at Freddy, "I told you she was after me." "I said nothing. I will keep you safe, Gregory. Let us go." Freddy whispered as he opened his stomach hatch for Gregory to climb back inside.

Once Gregory was comfortably back inside Freddy's chest cavity, the animatronic bear walked into the utility tunnels through the passageway. Before walking through the utility tunnels, Freddy's eyes switched on a yellow filter, allowing him to see in the dark. "Good news Gregory. We are now under the Pizzaplex. These utility tunnels connect to all the attractions." Freddy said, which caused Gregory to perk up, "We can go anywhere in the building from here?" He said with a bit of excitement in his voice.

"Indeed we can," Freddy said before proudly listing some of the attractions. "Fazer Blast, Monty Golf, Roxy Raceway: They are all accessible to S.T.A.F.F- with high enough clearance, of course." "Guests are never allowed down here; however, your case is a... special situation," Freddy said as he walked past another chained-off gate and multiple crates and pipes. He stopped at a fence with multiple S.T.A.F.F bots on the other side and walked through a hallway to the right.

Freddy could feel his battery running low, and it caused him to walk slower; Gregory noticed this and spoke up, "Freddy, are you ok? It feels like you're slowing down." Freddy managed to reach the top of the stairs but stopped near a red cylinder with a glowing lightning bolt on the front; he opened his stomach hatch and let Gregory out; the boy turned to Freddy and looked at him.

"I am terribly sorry, Gregory. The recharge cycle had not yet been completed when I found you. You must continue without me, Gregory."  That made Gregory nervous, "I-I don't know if I can do this alone, Freddy!" "Do not worry, Superstar; I will guide you on your Faz-Watch if you get into trouble." Freddy reassuringly said, but that didn't help Gregory block out the thoughts entering his mind.

"What if I run into Vanessa and can't get away?" "What if I run into the other animatronics and get caught?"  Freddy entered the red cylinder, and the door closed; Gregory didn't want to be separated from Freddy, but he also knew the more time he spent staring at the cylinder and waiting for Freddy to come out, the closer midnight would approach. With a few deep breaths, he steeled his nerves and walked to the double doors in front of him; he found a message lying in front of the doors.

"ATTENTION KITCHEN STAFF - All food materials must be securely stored at closing time. Chica has been caught eating from the kitchen garbage after hours. The maintenance repairs are costly and will come out of kitchen staff paychecks. - MANAGEMENT." "Wait, what?!" Gregory thought to himself, why would Chica eat from the garbage?

Animatronics don't need to eat food. Gregory entered a dark hallway but had to take a detour when a table blocked off his path with cans stacked on top. He opened a nearby door that led into a filthy bathroom, and what he found inside confirmed the earlier message. Chica was indeed eating from the garbage. 

"Nope." The boy thought to himself as he slowly backed away from the bathroom; he had to come up with a way to get Chica's attention; he turned to the cans on the table and came up with an idea. He shoved the cans off the table, which got Chica's attention, "Huh?" She stopped eating trash and walked out to investigate the sound; during that time, Gregory snuck back into the bathroom and made it to the other side of the hallway while Chica was busy restacking the cans on the table.

Gregory entered a storage room and found a CD sticking out of a red sofa in the room; he decided to take it with him; perhaps he could use it to make another distraction if needed. Gregory found himself in another long hallway; he kept walking until he reached a dark corridor with pipes; the boy's eyes shot wide open when he heard a voice from behind a chained-off gate approaching him.

"There you are." The gate was smashed open, revealing Monty coming out from the cloud of steam on the other side. Gregory frantically ran through the corridor, causing Monty to chase after him. "Get back here!" The gator said; Gregory reached the end of the hall and made a sharp right turn after he heard Roxy's voice telling him to stop. He burst through a set of double doors and heard Chica pop out from behind a stack of metal boxes. "Lost boy over here!"

By now, all three animatronics were following Gregory as he ran up a flight of stairs as fast as he could run; he experienced running away from people multiple times, but running away from 3 robots felt more nerve wreaking to him. While the chase continued, Chica and Roxy broke off and took different paths.

Gregory didn't stop running until he slid inside a security office with the door closing behind him; he heard Freddy talking on his Faz-Watch. "Well done, Gregory. You found a security office. You should be quite safe here. The doors were designed to keep our highly-trained security staff safe in the event of an emergency. As long as the doors stay closed, which they will as long as there is ample power."

There was power, but not much, and the sound of Monty banging his fists against the door didn't help Gregory. "Freddy, the power is only at 15%, and Monty is pounding on the door! How am I going to get out of here?" The boy said with evident panic in his voice. Fortunately, Freddy knew what to do. "Do not panic, Superstar. You should see an interface on the security desk. Hold on while I will make it accessible to you."

After a few seconds, the interface flashed green, "There. You can now activate security protocols." Gregory pushed the button and heard Freddy speaking again. "Good, your Faz-Watch now has a mini-map of your location and is connected to the security camera system. Check the map on your Faz-Watch."

Gregory looked at his Faz-Watch to see what Freddy was talking about, there was indeed a mini-map on his Faz-Watch, and he saw the camera feed from the room beyond the security office. When he saw boxes on his mini-map screen, he heard Freddy's voice yet again.

"Do you see boxes on your mini-map? Those boxes are nearby security cameras. When the camera's motion sensors detect movement, you should see red alert icons. Switch between the cameras to find a safe path out of the security office and to the main lobby." This would help Gregory significantly, but before he left, he noticed a message near the interface written by someone he knew.

"Life works in mysterious ways. I lost someone close to me long ago, yet here I am, working for the company that got dragged into the crisis. What happened before inspired me to be a programmer so I can do my best to make sure what happened to me never happens to someone else. - Sarah B." This made Gregory feel happy yet confused, he was glad to see something Sarah wrote, but he didn't understand what she was talking about. Whenever they spoke, Sarah rarely talked about her past.

The boy left the security office and entered a small hallway; Gregory heard Chica enter the room from a nearby door and jump into a Parts and Service bin to avoid detection. He looked at the camera feed to find a safe way past Chica; he could see the animatronic chicken eating from a trash bag next to the exit; the boy also saw a stack of cans placed on a cart and a pinata of Chica close to where he was hiding, with these in mind the young boy knew how to distract the Glamrock guitarist.

He hopped out of the bin and grabbed the Chica pinata; next, he threw it at the cans causing them to topple over, which caught Chica's attention; while she walked away from the exit, Gregory looked at the camera feed to see which side of the room she was walking down. Once the guitarist was distracted, Gregory ran through the double doors to reach the lobby.

The boy could see the front entrance dead ahead and made a B line for the doors, but suddenly a shutter was coming down while the intercom played an announcement. "Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex is now closed. Initiating nighttime protocols."

"No! No! No! Wait, I'm still here!" The boy shouted but was too late; the shutter had closed when he reached the doors. Gregory frantically banged his fists against the shutter, "Please! Please let me out!" Unfortunately, the boy's pleas fell on deaf ears; he was trapped, locked inside for the next few days with three animatronics and one security guard on the hunt for him. Gregory's legs gave out, and his arms slid down the shutter; he curled into a ball, feeling like he could cry any minute.

"Now, what am I supposed to do?" Freddy heard the commotion through Gregory's Faz-Watch. "How unfortunate, Gregory. I'm sorry you missed your chance to leave, but there is still hope. You should be able to escape when the doors reopen at 6:00 AM on Friday. Until then, keep moving and try your best not to draw attention to yourself. If there is another way out, I will help you find it." "Y-you promise?" The boy asked. "I promise, Superstar," Freddy replied; Gregory felt a warm feeling inside him after hearing Freddy; maybe there is hope in escaping after all.

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After Gregory stood up, he walked towards a row of turnstiles, he tried to open one, but it wouldn't budge. "Freddy, I can't get through to the main lobby." the small boy said. "These turnstiles require a complementary Pizzaplex Entry Pass to open; it would be unwise to climb over them," Freddy said, which caused Gregory to be curious. "How come?"

"We had a guest that climbed over a turnstile, and security was imminently alerted," Freddy replied. Well, there goes that idea; Gregory didn't want to draw any unwanted attention to himself. "Ok, I won't climb over the turnstiles, but do you know where I can find an Entry Pass?" "There should be one located near the main entrance," Freddy said. Gregory looked around the entrance area for an Entry Pass.

He found one on a pedestal in front of a cardboard cutout of all 4 Glamrock animatronics; unfortunately, Gregory was too small to reach it, he looked around for something he could use as a step stool. He tried to grab a chair, but a S.T.A.F.F bot was moving too close to it; Gregory saw a cupcake pinata sitting on a reception desk and grabbed it. He dragged the pinata to the pedestal and stood on it to grab the Entry Pass. Gregory walked back to the turnstile row and held up the Entry Pass; once he did, the turnstile allowed him to pass.

"Well done, Superstar. You have accessed the Lobby. Unfortunately, that complimentary Entry Ticket does not allow you to enter the pizzeria." Freddy said; a frown quickly appeared on Gregory's face. "Is there anything I can do to get inside?" "You can find an upgrade machine in Customer Service. It is located below Faz-Pad," Freddy replied. Gregory snuck past a security bot and reached the fountain in the middle of the lobby; sitting on the fountain's edge was a message.

"My cousin worked here. He said magnets screw with the ticket machines and ATMs. Just head up to Faz-Pad. You can get down to Customer Service through the back door and grab a stack of tickets. I'll be waiting for you outside. If you hear any robots, just hide until they leave. You'll be fine." "Magnets can mess with machines?" Gregory wondered. He knows ATMs give people money, but whenever he tried kicking the machines, they never spat out cash.

Gregory located Customer Service but couldn't get in due to a gate blocking the entrance. "That message said I can get to Customer Service through a door in Faz-Pad."  The boy thought to himself. He began moving towards a staircase but saw Chica near Faz-Pad; Gregory jumped into a nearby Parts and Sercive bin that had a shirt with said chicken's name on it rolled into a ball.

Once Chica moved away from Faz-Pad, Gregory hopped out, ran up the stairs, and went into Faz-Pad. He saw another security bot moving back and forth inside the small eatery; the boy quietly snuck behind the counter to reach the kitchen door but stopped when the bot rolled up to the door, forcing him to get on an elevated part of the eatery. While waiting for the bot to roll away from the door, he found a message on a nearby table.

"Thank you for contacting Low Budget Building Contractors. We have done a preliminary inspection and found nothing wrong with your ventilation system. The 'loud clanging,' 'banging,' and 'scraping' noises that were reported doesn't appear to be reproducible. Please call us if it happens again. Invoice attached. - Keith"

"Were those noises caused by a bunch of rats?" Gregory wondered. He remembers seeing a bunch of rats scuttle out of an air vent from a parking garage he took shelter in on one rainy day. When the bot moved away from the kitchen door, Gregory made a run for it and entered the kitchen; he found a Chica plush sitting on a counter and took it with him.

He went through another door and found himself inside Customer Service; he turned and found the upgrade machine. The boy inserted the entry pass into the machine, but after waiting a few seconds, nothing happened.

"Freddy, I put my pass into the machine, but nothing is coming out." "Perhaps there is a way to hack it back out. Try looking in Glamrock Gifts for something you can use. They have lots of trinkets, knickknacks, and doodads," Freddy said. That's right; one of the messages Gregory found did say that magnets can cause machines to malfunction, so the gift shop should have one lying around somewhere. "You can also claim one free prize; oh, I wonder what it could be?" Freddy said, sounding like a child full of excitement.

Before Gregory left customer service, he found a message sitting on the counter. "CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - You should fire Dave. He sucks. He spends most of his time playing on those arcade machines instead of doing his job."

"Huh? Dave?" Gregory wondered. He remembered Sarah mentioning a friend from work called Dave once or twice; she said Dave was helping her with something, but she didn't say what it was. "This couldn't be talking about Sarah's friend Dave could it?"  Shaking those thoughts out of his head for now, Gregory approached the gate; when he was about to push the button on the wall, he noticed something interesting.

The gate blocking the ground floor entrance to the gift shop opened when Chica approached it and closed after a few seconds. "So the gates open automatically for Chica." Gregory thought. With this information in hand, he knew how to get inside the gift shop.

He left Customer Service, snuck past the security bots near the fountain, placed the Chica plush near the gift shop gate, and ducked into a nearby pushchair waiting for Chica to arrive. When she did, she saw the plush toy and picked it up. "Put this back." She said when she walked through the gate and up the stairs in the gift shop, Gregory came out and entered the gift shop just before the gate closed.

He found an orange present box between 2 plush toys of a smiling sun and moon; he opened the box and found a magnet that looked like a smiling purple hippo. "Freddy, I found the free gift!" "It's a Mr. Hippo fridge magnet? Aw man, I was hoping it was a Freddy magnet." Freddy could hear the boy's disappointment in his voice. "I am sorry, Gregory. I am truly sorry." "Well... this should help me with the upgrade machine," Gregory said, trying to sound as optimistic as he could. 

The boy snuck out of the gift shop, through Faz-Pad, and back into Customer Service, where he placed the magnet onto the machine. An error message appeared on the screen when the magnet made contact with the machine. "Yes! The magnet scrambled the machine!" Gregory said in a happy tone.

The machine dispensed a colorful pass that said "Superstar Daycare" on it which caused a frown to appear on Gregory's face. "Aw, man. It gave me some kind of Daycare pass?" "That is great news, Gregory! I will meet you in the daycare. The entrance is on the second-floor balcony of the lobby." Freddy said in a happy tone. Gregory would have preferred to meet up with Freddy in a place that didn't sound babyish, but he was in no position to be picky.

Little did he or Freddy know someone was listening in on their conversation. "The Daycare, huh?" The individual let out an eerie giggle before finishing their train of thought. "See you soon." 

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Gregory made his way to the double doors leading to the Superstar Daycare and passed through. He entered a dark hallway with very little lighting, Gregory could see large golden stars on the ground and many glowing white lights on the ceiling, replicating the night sky. Gregory heard a faint sound in the distance, when he walked closer to it he realized it was the sound of running water, he stopped near a fancy-looking fountain and saw a plush toy of a smiling sun sitting on one of the edges.

It reminded him of times he jumped into wishing fountains to grab all the coins people tossed in there, but it also made him feel like he needed to pee. He carefully walked into the men's room and noticed it was also dark, the only source of light in the room came from the eyes of the wet-floor bots. He followed the light to a stall and took care of business.

Once he was finished, he walked to a sink to wash his hands. He found a blue Freddy shirt tucked underneath the sink next to the one he was using; he washed his hands and dried them off. Before he left the bathroom, Gregory noticed a message near the paper towel dispenser. "CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - My son never had sleeping problems. But after spending an evening in the daycare, he refuses to sleep with the lights out anymore! He just cries and cries. And then when I do let him keep the lights on, he wets the bed!"

This made Gregory feel a little concerned. "What happened to this kid?"  He was curious as to what could have possibly scared this kid in the Daycare, but part of him believed he was better off not knowing. Gregory left the bathroom and walked to a shutter door depicting a blue background with a sun touching a crescent moon, and a few stars. He walked through the door and into the daycare, he saw multiple tables with chairs, two giant golden statues of animatronics that looked similar to the plush toys he saw earlier, and a giant black net surrounding a play area. The boy heard Freddy's voice on his Faz-Watch.

"Gregory I am inside the daycare but I am unable to reach you." Gregory started to feel worried, he wanted to be reunited with Freddy as soon as possible "Is there anything I can do to reach you, Freddy?" "Yes, there is Superstar. Tell the daycare attendant that I am waiting for you outside. He will let you check the security desk for a security badge to open the door." Freddy told the boy.

Gregory looked around for a way into the play area and saw a sign that said "Slide into fun" over a rainbow-colored opening. "Well, here it goes." The boy said before he slid into the play area. Gregory landed in a colorful ball pit and quickly started trudging through.

He saw something twirl its way onto the wooden platform above him; when Gregory got a better look at the figure, it was a tall, lanky animatronic that was wearing a pair of pointy yellow shoes, yellow baggy pants, two leather wristbands with ribbons on its boney wrists, and had a big smile on its face surrounded by multiple yellow triangles giving it the appearance of the sun. "Hooo hooo hooo!" The figure shouted before putting its hands together and diving off the platform "Yippie!"

The figure disappeared into the ball pit, and Gregory moved through the pit faster; he let out a small yelp when he was picked up by the unknown animatronic. "Helloooo! New friend! You're sure are up late! Are we having a slumber party? Where are all of your friends?" Gregory began to feel nervous, the animatronic was creepier up close, despite its unnerving smile it doesn't seem like this animatronic was bad, and it certainly looked more friendly than Monty, Chica, Roxy, and Vanessa.

The animatronic carried Gregory out of the ball pit and placed him on the play area next to a stack of toy cylinders before speaking again. "Oh, dear! Oh dear, where are my manners? Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sundrop, but you can call me Sun, what's your name, little buddy?" "W-W-Well, my n-name is Gregory." The boy nervously responded, Sundrop cut the boy off before he could continue talking. "Oh boy! Oh boy! Gregory is a wonderful name! It's nice to meet you, little buddy! Oh, we're gonna have so much fun!"

"We can finger paint, tell stories, make puppets with glitter glue and googly eyes, drink Fizzy Faz until our heads ex-PLODE, and stay up all night long!" The playful animatronic continued as he threw his head into the air surprising, Gregory. "But there is only one rule!" This made Gregory curious. "Ok... what is the rule?" "Keep the lights on. ON. On..." Sun responded.

"Why does he want to keep the lights on so badly?" Gregory wondered, pushing that thought aside he now had a chance to tell Sundrop who was waiting for him. "Well, you see... my friend Freddy is waiting for me outside." He swerved his body pointing his left hand towards the door, while accidentally knocking over the toy cylinders. "Oh no, no, no, no! What a mess! Oh, which was the bottom? Where is the top? Clean up! Clean up! Sun said as he was restacking the cylinders. "I'm so sorry, Sun; I didn't mean to knock those over," Gregory said with panic in his voice.

Sun turned to Gregory after restacking the cylinders. "Oh, it's ok little buddy! I know it was an accident! You said your friend is waiting for you, right?" "Yes, he is. Can you help me get to him?" Gregory asked, "I sure can, little buddy! Follow meee! Sun replied as he skipped his way to the security desk; Gregory quickly followed. The two passed by a box on the wall that looked like Freddy with a flashlight in its mouth; they stopped when they stood in front of a miniature version of Glamrock Freddy's head, wearing a police cap.

"The badge you need to open the door is inside this little Freddy. You just need to boop its little snoot, and it will open." Sun told the boy, who nodded in agreement. Gregory pushed the nose "boop,"~ and just like Sun told him, a security badge was tucked away inside the mini Freddy's mouth.

"Hooray! You'll be able to see your friend soon!" Sun said out loud; Gregory could feel excitement welling up inside him, he would finally be reunited with Freddy, but the good mood was ruined when both Gregory and Sun heard an eerie giggle coming from somewhere in the area.

"Huh? What was that?" Gregory asked. Suddenly the lights went out, and Sun was thrown into a panic. "Oh, No-no! Lights on! Lights on! Gregory, get back! get back!" He shouted as he pulled his face; this was making Gregory very concerned about Sundrop. "Sundrop, what do you mean?! What's the matter with you?!" The boy shouted with clear panic in his voice. Sun continued to pull on his face until he fell over the security desk.

An eerie silence filled the air making Gregory very uncomfortable. "S-S-S-Sundrop?" The boy stammered. He saw two hands grab hold of the security desk, and the playful animatronic pulled himself back up, only... it wasn't Sundrop; something was very different about the animatronic who looked Gregory in the eyes.

Now the once bright and happy animatronic changed; one half of his face was darkened while the other half was highlighted, looking like a crescent moon; he wore a nightcap on his head, had glowing red eyes that could pierce the soul, and a sinister voice that sent a shiver down Gregory's spine.

"Naughty boy. Naughty boy. It's past your bedtime. You must be punished." Gregory had no idea what was going on, but whatever it was, it made him feel scared. "Sundrop? W-W-What happened to you?" The boy stammered. "Sundrop? No, I am not Sundrop. I'm Moondrop!" Moondrop leaped onto the security desk as he let out a cackle, "Nighty-night." Now Gregory understood what that message from the bathroom meant; he imminently called Freddy on his Faz-Watch.

"Freddy! The power went out, and Sundrop changed!" "Gregory, you must turn the power back on," Freddy said, but that was easier said than done. "How do I do that?" Gregory asked, "You need to find the emergency backup generators and turn them on. They are located in the play structures. Follow the black cables to find the generators." Gregory's knees felt like jelly, but if he wanted to see Freddy again and help Sundrop, he needed to find those generators quickly. He grabbed the flashlight from the Freddy box and imminently turned it on to see in the dark.

After taking a few deep breaths to steel his nerves, Gregory began to enter a nearby play structure. He imminently spotted a cable on the ground and followed it to a generator and turned it on; then he imminently ran up a ramp in front of him; he turned around and ran up another ramp which led him to a blue tube. The small child climbed his way up the tube and turned right to enter another tube; he moved forward and fell through a hole in the wall that led to the 2nd generator for him to turn on.

Once its light was green, Gregory jumped out of the play structure through another hole. He could hear Moondrop nearby and needed to think of a way to distract him; Gregory noticed a stack of toy cylinders and remembered how Sundrop collected the cylinders and stacked them back up. Since Moondrop shares the same body as Sundrop, maybe they share the same cleaning protocols too. He knocked them down to see if his hunch was correct, and it was.

Moondrop heard the noise and went to restack the cylinders. "Clean up! Clean up!" While Moondrop was restacking them, Gregory ran to another cylinder stack and knocked that over too. This time he rolled each cylinder away from the others; it could keep Moondrop distracted longer and give Gregory more time to find the generators.

He followed another cable to the play structure he was in before through a different entrance near a blue slide. He made three different turns until he found the 3rd generator; once it was on, the boy turned around and followed another cable up a nearby ramp; he ran up two more ramps and ran past hanging obstacles to climb a third ramp with the 4th generator on top.

After pulling its lever, Gregory could hear Moondrop entering the play structure; he had to get out of there quickly. The small boy ran to the end of the floor he was on and down two ramps which led him to a small red bridge leading to the other play structure, he saw the cable, but the flashlight was running out of power.

"No! No! Not now!" He said as he placed his free hand on the cable to follow it; he reached a ramp by the time the flashlight's battery died. He climbed up a second ramp and saw the glowing red light of the 5th generator, the boy grabbed the lever, but he wasn't alone; Moondrop caught up to him and grabbed the boy by his ankles.

"Naughty boy. You must be punished!" The malevolent caretaker said as he tried to drag the boy away from the generator. Images started flashing in Gregory's mind; he started to remember something the Johnsons did to him while he was still under their roof. They used to grab Gregory by the ankles and drag him off to whatever sort of punishment they had in store for the poor boy. He tried to grab onto other things for safety, but those monsters were always stronger than him. 

"I won't get punished! I won't get punished! I won't get punished!" The boy mentally cried as he still held on to the generator's lever for dear life. He felt Moondrop's grip get tighter and tighter around his ankles; they felt like they could break at any moment.

Gregory used every last ounce of strength he had left to flip the lever activating the last generator, the lights came back on, and Moondrop let go of Gregory's ankles. The boy was breathing heavily while Moondrop clutched his face in agony; he started moving backward until he fell down a slide.

When Gregory regained his stamina, he crawled towards the slide and slid down; his ankles were swollen after being grabbed by Moondrop. When he was out of the play structure, he found Sundrop lying on the ground. "Sundrop! Sundrop! Are you ok?!" Gregory cried in concern, and the playful daycare attendant reactivated and stood up to see what had happened to Gregory.

"Oh no, Gregory, I'm so sorry! I can't believe Moondrop did this to you! I'm such a horrible friend!" Sun cried out. Gregory felt angry at Moondrop for what happened, but he also felt sorry too; after all, it wasn't Sundrop's fault that the lights went out. "No! No! i-its ok, Sun; look, I'm fine, see?" Gregory said as he grabbed a nearby pole to help him stand up, he was in pain, but he didn't want to make Sundrop feel worse.

Smiling through the pain, he looked at Sundrop and told him, "I forgive you." That caused the playful animatronic to scoop Gregory up and hug him. "Oh, thankyou thankyou thankyou Gregory!" "It's a good thing you had that flashlight with you, little buddy." Sun told him, "Oh, that reminds me. I have something that can help you." The animatronic continued.

He carried Gregory into a brown fortress that had a small black circle on the ground. "This thingy will give your flashlight more battery power, and I want you to have it." He told the small boy. "Really? Thank you, Sun!" The boy happily exclaimed. He attached the circle to the base of the flashlight, and it stuck to it like a magnet. The two walked over to the large brown doors and opened them. On the other side was Freddy, with a big smile on his face.

"Freddy!" Gregory happily shouted, "Gregory!" The bear said as Sundrop handed the boy to him. "I missed you so much." Gregory said as he hugged Freddy, "I missed you too, Superstar." Freddy said as he held Gregory in his arms.       

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Freddy still held Gregory in his arms, but he eventually noticed the boy's swollen ankles and had a good idea of who had hurt his superstar. "Gregory, did Moondrop do this to you?" Gregory didn't want Freddy to be angry at Sundrop, so he looked the bear in the eyes before pleading. "Well, yes, but please don't be mad at Sundrop Freddy! It wasn't his fault!" "He never meant for Moondrop to come out; he tried to stop him."  

Freddy looked at the boy with his blue eyes; he could hear the sincerity in Gregory's voice; he also knew Sundrop couldn't control Moondrop's actions and vice versa, so he shouldn't be angry at the playful animatronic. Meanwhile, said animatronic was standing in front of an old poster that was on the window of a nearby gift shop. "I'm sorry about this, Freddy! I tried to stop Moondrop from coming out, but I-" Before he could finish explaining, Freddy spoke up.

"Do not worry, Sundrop, I know you can not control what Moondrop does, and you would never purposely hurt a child." He was right; the worst Sundrop could do was ban a child from the daycare if they were a really bad apple. "It's a good thing Gregory followed those cables," Sundrop said; he always thought those exposed cables in the play structures screamed tripping hazard, but now he was grateful they weren't removed.

 "However, I am curious why Gregory is in the Pizzaplex this late at night." The playful animatronic continued, "Well, you see... I tried to leave earlier, but the front doors were locked when I reached the entrance." The small boy said.

"Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that, little buddy! I can help you find another way out if you'd like." Sundrop said. While Gregory was still shaken up by what happened with Moondrop, he knew Sundrop wasn't trying to get him, and it wouldn't hurt to have another ally help him escape. "You want to help me get out, Sun?" "Of course, little buddy, that's what friends are for!" Sundrop exclaimed.

"If that is the case, then allow me to help you with that," Freddy said; he closed his eyes while his processors made a series of technical noises; when he opened his eyes, Gregory heard a beep from his Faz-Watch. When the boy looked at his Faz-Watch, he saw an icon of Sundrop on the screen.

"There, now you can call Sundrop for help if you ever need him, Gregory." The bear said, "I can help you if we don't go into dark rooms." Sundrop chimed. Gregory smiled but then cleared his throat. "Gregory, are you ok?" Freddy asked, "I am; I'm just a little thirsty." The boy said, "Oh, I think the party rooms upstairs have something to drink." Sundrop said.

Freddy walked up the stairs with Gregory still in his arms and Sundrop following close behind. They entered a party room to see if the drink dispenser was full, but it wasn't; they found a plush toy of a red-haired clown wearing a red dress next to the dispenser. They left and entered a party room close to the shutter door; they found a glam-rock Freddy figure on a party table and a message near another door.

"CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - The pizza we ordered was weird. Some pieces were of different sizes or didn't fit together. One slice even had different toppings. Did you recycle the old pizza from the trash? I am never coming back here unless I am given some sort of major discount. - Angry Mom." "Wait, what?! They recycled pizza?" Gregory wondered; he remembered reading another message that told the kitchen staff to keep any uneaten food secured.

Did they serve whatever leftover pizza they had to keep Chica from eating it? Suddenly the lights went out again. "Oh no! No! No! Not again!" Sundrop cried as he clutched his face, "Freddy, hurry! Take Gregory and run quickly!" Freddy held Gregory in his arms and ran out of the party room. He felt terrible about leaving Sundrop behind, but he didn't want to put Gregory in danger.

"Gregory, we must get to a recharge station imminently. Power gets diverted to the recharge stations at set intervals. When that happens, the lights go out, and Moondrop will be free to roam the building." Gregory held on tightly to Freddy when he ran through the shutter door and into the recharge station; once they were inside, the door closed. "Are you sure we'll be safe in here, Freddy?" The small boy asked. 

"Yes, Superstar. The recharge stations are designed not to open until my battery is fully charged or when the station's energy reserves are empty." Freddy explained that made Gregory feel slightly better, but he still wondered how long the lights would be out for, "Do you know when the lights will come back on?" "The power will be restored in a few minutes," Freddy said.

When the lights turned back on, Freddy's vision became red and fuzzy; while he was trying to restore it, Gregory heard a buzzing sound and saw something outside the recharge station. A tall, slender figure that looked like a white rabbit appeared; judging by the rabbit's body shape, it looked female.

This rabbit lady was wearing a light blue bow on her chest and had a creepy smile, long whiskers, and a pair of glowing red eyes that were more unnerving than Moondrop's. The rabbit lady skipped towards the daycare shutter door without a care in the world; once she disappeared, the buzzing sound stopped, and Freddy's vision was restored.

"What was that?!" Gregory exclaimed; Freddy was looking at the fountain and believed Gregory was talking about it. "That is a fountain. A fountain is a decorative reservoir used to discharge water." "No, I'm not talking about the fountain, Freddy!" Gregory said as he pointed to the glass window, "You didn't see the dancing rabbit lady right in front of us?" "No, I did not. There is no rabbit at the Mega Pizzaplex... Not anymore." Freddy said, now that made Gregory curious.

"There was a different rabbit here before? Why couldn't Freddy see the rabbit lady?" He also noticed the sad tone in Freddy's voice when he said 'not anymore', "Did something happen to the rabbit Freddy was talking about?"  Then a more terrifying thought popped into his head, "Is the rabbit lady the Fazbear freak?"  The young boy shook those thoughts out of his head and spoke again.

"This is crazy. It feels like this whole place is trying to get me!"  "Sundrop and I are not," Freddy said softly; the boy asked why, to which Freddy responded, "I do not know. I only want to help you. Maybe they want to help you too." Gregory wasn't so sure about that. If the others did want to help him, they wouldn't sound so creepy or try to approach him violently. "I'm not so sure about that. For some reason, you and Sun are different."

The recharge station's door opened, and Freddy walked out with Gregory still in his arms. The boy asked Freddy what time and day it was, to which the bear responded "1:00 AM on Sunday" Gregory began to regret asking that question. "Sunday?! I don't know if I can make it to Friday!" Fortunately, Freddy knew what to say.

"Do not panic, Superstar. If we get separated again, you can always call me on your Faz-Watch, as long as I have power and can reach you. The more Gregory heard that nickname, the more he warmed up to Freddy; it made him feel cared for, something he hadn't felt since Sarah was put in the hospital. Freddy walked back into the main lobby and turned to the elevators. "We should get moving. You can now access the main atrium with your new security badge."

When they walked into the elevator Freddy spoke again, "Good news Gregory. I have identified two possible exit points you can use." That made Gregory perk up. "You have? What are they?" "One exit is the main loading dock located under the food court on the first floor. The other exit is a fire escape located on the third-floor Prize Counter. Check your Faz-Watch. I will mark both locations on your Faz-Map."

Gregory looked at the bear with confusion written on his face, "Faz-Map?" "Hmm... It appears that you don't have a Faz-Map; apologies." Freddy said, "Do you know where I can get one Freddy?" The boy asked, "You should be able to obtain one from the greeter on the central balcony of the main atrium." The bear responded. Gregory nodded and pushed the Freddy-shaped button, and the elevator began to move upwards.

While waiting in the elevator, Gregory looked at Freddy and spoke, "Freddy... can I ask you something?" Freddy gave a soft look at the boy before responding, "Of course, Superstar; what is it you wish to ask me?" The boy looked at Freddy's blue eyes and asked his question, "You know Sarah Brooks, right?" The bear's face perked up, and his ears wiggled. "I do know her, Gregory. She always helped me and my friends whenever we experienced malfunctions, and she was always a wonderful person to talk to."

"What did she talk about?" Gregory asked as he slightly tilted his head. "Whenever my friends or I were upset, Sarah would always talk to us to help us feel better; she was very good at calming Monty down and knew how to comfort Chica and Roxy." Freddy said, "Why do you ask Gregory? Did she help you with something?"  The small boy recalled how she helped him, "Well, yes, I know her too; she treated an injury for me a long time ago."

Freddy let out a soft chuckle, "That does sound like something Sarah would do." Before Gregory could ask any more questions, the elevator doors opened,  "How do your ankles feel, Gregory?" Freddy asked, "They feel a little better." The boy replied, his ankles looked less swollen than before, but Gregory still felt a little pain when he stood on the ground; when they walked out, Gregory jumped back and grabbed Freddy's leg for safety after the map bot startled him. "Hello. Please take this map. Take a map." Gregory took the map from the robot and took deep breaths to calm down. 

 "Gregory, Before you decide which exit point you want to go to, we should treat your ankles; there is a nearby first aid station here. Do not worry; the S.T.A.F.F bots can not find you while we are together." Freddy said.  He did have a good point; it would be much harder for Gregory to escape without treating his ankles. Freddy opened his stomach hatch for Gregory to enter, which the boy happily obliged; with Gregory safely secured in Freddy, the bear walked to the first aid station.

When they arrived, Freddy closed the door to make sure no one would see him take Gregory out of his stomach hatch. He placed Gregory on the bench and took out two ice packs for the boy to use; the small child held them to his ankles while thinking about which exit point to go to.

He was thinking about going to the fire escape, but then he remembered when he had a near-death experience while trying to climb down the broken fire escape from his "home." The boy also remembered that he got into the Pizzaplex from a vent near the loading dock, so maybe he could get out that way too.

"Freddy, I choose the loading dock exit." "Very well than Superstar," Freddy said. Once Gregory's ankles were feeling better and stopped swelling, Gregory hopped back into Freddy and left the first aid station; Freddy walked down the escalator and reached the first floor. On their way to the kitchen doors, Freddy passed by a party reception desk with a Monty-shaped pinata hanging inside. He found a door that was next to a food stand with a pinata hanging inside it, Gregory came out and tried to open the door, but unfortunately, it didn't.

"Hmm... It appears you do not have high enough clearance to access the kitchen," Freddy said; Gregory wanted to try to open another door, but he had a feeling that they all required the same security clearance to open. "Isn't there another way in, Freddy?" The boy asked, "There is an air vent located close to the Salads & Sides bar. It should lead you into the kitchen." Freddy said, "Before you go, we should make sure your flashlight is fully charged." the bear continued.

They placed the flashlight in a nearby Freddy-shaped box on the wall; Gregory was curious as to what those were. "What is that box thing, Freddy?" "That is a charging box for your flashlight." The singer responded; once the flashlight was fully charged, Gregory took it out of the box and walked towards Salads & Sides.

"I must warn you: when you enter an area where you do not have a locator map signal. I will be unable to reach your location. You can update your mini-map at a security office. Be safe, Superstar."

With a deep breath, Gregory entered the air vent. The vents were dark, so Gregory turned on his flashlight to help him see; this would make crawling through air vents much easier. The boy was approaching a small ramp when he heard something nearby; it sounded like music. "Huh? Where is that music coming from?" Gregory said out loud.

When he crawled up the ramp, the music grew louder; it sounded like the song the Glamrocks were performing in their show, only it sounded like it came from a wind-up music box. When Gregory reached a nearby wall fan, he heard something behind him; he turned around and discovered the source of the music.

It came from a small animatronic that looked like a wind-up toy with multiple legs similar to a spider, a top hat on its head, two large black eyes, holding cymbals in its hands, and multiple cracks on its body and was very dirty. The tiny animatronic looked at Gregory before banging its cymbals together and started moving towards him; the boy let out a gasp as he crawled faster through the vents, he didn't know what was chasing him, but he didn't want it to catch up to him.

Gregory crawled his way through cobwebs and dust bunnies until he entered an area with a large grate as a floor; he ran into another vent in front of him with the wind-up animatronic not far behind. His hand slipped, and the boy slid down the vent; he screamed as he slid down, grunting every time his body crashed into the vent walls until he fell out of the vent and onto the ground. Gregory slowly pushed himself off the ground and realized his shirt was covered in dust and grime.

He couldn't hear the music anymore, so he pointed his flashlight into the air vent to see if the small animatronic was still chasing him good thing the boy didn't land on his flashlight when he fell. Once the boy caught his breath, he sighed in relief. "It's gone." Gregory didn't want to stick around in case that thing came back, so he started walking into a nearby room. 

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Gregory entered a room that appeared to be some sort of control room; however, it was in shambles. Exposed wires from broken machinery letting off sparks, smashed monitors, and glass shards scattered across the floor could be seen.

"What the?! What happened here?!" the boy cried. Seeing the room in ruins gave him an uneasy feeling. "Did Monty do this?! Is he down here?!"  He pulled out the cobwebs embedded in his hair and brushed off the dust and grime on his clothes the best he could. Gregory felt his throat getting dry, getting chased by that creepy wind-up animatronic worked up a thirst; he noticed an orange soda can with the image of Freddy on it that remained unscathed; the boy picked up the beverage and read the name imprinted on the can "Fizzy Faz?"

He opened the can and started drinking the soda; his eyes widened when the sweet orange-flavored soda flooded his mouth. Once he swallowed it, he pulled the can away from his mouth to admire how good it tasted. "Wow this is amazing!" This was Gregory's first time drinking an entire can of soda; he never got to drink something like this from the Johnson residents and only managed to taste a few small drops of soda from discarded soda cans if he was lucky.

When he chugged down the soda, he threw the can away and found a message underneath a piece of broken machinery. "COPY FOR APPROVAL: Hey, kids! Do you like Fizzy Faz? Think you can drink every flavor of Fizzy Faz in one day? Then take the Superstar challenge! Grape, Lemonade, Cherry, Orange... Your Fazwatch keeps track of all your purchases. Be the first to drink them all! Be the coolest kid on your block."

"Superstar challenge?"  The boy wondered if maybe he should take it, even though the message sounded like a scheme to wring money out of parents.

Gregory entered a large dark room with many big tanks; he almost lost his balance when he saw Chica walk in from the other side of the room. "Her again?!" The boy mentally groaned, at least it wasn't Monty. Gregory walked onto the catwalks and hide behind a tank, he checked the camera feed to see where Chica was, but the poor lighting in the room didn't make finding her easy.

After sneaking past a few more tanks, the young boy started walking up the stairs to a nearby office, but he tripped on the last step, which alerted Chica of his presence, "This area is for staff only, young man." Gregory bolted through the office, stepping on a Freddy magnet in the process; he ran across a catwalk above the kitchen and rolled into the security office, closing the door behind him.

He found another mini-Freddy sitting next to a monitor displaying the image of a small white and pink bear dressed as a chef holding a pizza; Gregory pressed the mini-Freddy's nose and took out a new security badge. Normally he would try to leave the office, except Chica caught up to him and started pounding on the door, and the only other way out was blocked off by two large stacks of boxes. Gregory started to get nervous about the lack of options and called Freddy for help.

"Freddy, are you there? I'm trapped! Chica found me, and there's only one security door!" Freddy couldn't reach Gregory's location, but he did know something the boy could use to distract Chica. "How unfortunate. But I have good news, Gregory: It looks like you can access the Fazbear online pizza delivery system through that console!"

A dumbfounded look appeared on the boy's face when he heard Freddy mention the pizza delivery system, "Huh? Freddy, I don't understand; how is pizza going to help me get out of the office?"  "Chica loves pizza!" Freddy said. Then that's when it hit Gregory. "Oh yeah! Those messages from earlier said Chica was caught eating food from the trash." He also remembered seeing her eat some pizza crust from a trash bag when he tried to reach the front doors before closing time.

After pressing the interface button, a message was played from the computer, "Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex Quick Delivery Virtual ordering system. Congratulations! You are qualified for a free Supreme upgrade. Additional charges may apply. Let's get started." The boy grabbed the controls, and live footage from a S.T.A.F.F bot holding flat pizza dough in the kitchen was shown on the screen.

"You are now in control of one of our highly-qualified pizza-making S.T.A.F.F bots. Follow the instructions on the left side of your screen to have the bot make the perfect mouth-watering pizza." Gregory had experience making a toy racecar move via remote control one day at the park, so this shouldn't be any different, right? With the door's power at 85%, there wasn't a moment to lose.

He immediately started moving the bot in search of the sauce station; lucky for him it was close to a wet-floor bot the mechanical pizza maker passed. When the sauce was dispensed and spread across the dough, the bot picked it up and said it was time to add cheese. Gregory noticed the cheese dispenser from the corner of the bot's vision and made it roll up to the dispenser.

Pieces of shredded cheese were rapidly falling out and landing on the pizza when Gregory heard Chica banging her fists on the door harder, "Would you like to take a short survey about your experience?" He heard the computer say, "What? I haven't even finished making the pizza yet!" Getting back on track, the bot said it was time to add meat.

After taking a few turns, he found the meat dispenser and ordered the bot to press the button, releasing pepperoni. The boy looked at the door's power level and saw it was below 50%, he heard the bot say to add "not meat" stuff "Where is it?" he cried.

Having next to no light in the kitchen made finding the "not meat" stuff a lot harder; after taking some wrong turns, he finally located the "not meat" dispenser, but he heard Chica say something that made him stop controlling the bot. "Gregory."

The small child froze in terror when he heard his name leave the animatronic chicken's mouth. "How does she know my name?"  Gregory doesn't recall ever telling Chica his name, thoughts started spinning in his head, and his eyes were staring at the screen, but he looked as if his soul had left his body and was locked in a trance.

He was shaken out of his terror-fueled trance when he heard a loud beeping sound coming from the door's power meter; the boy glanced at it and saw the power level was at 30%. Quickly regaining his focus he grabbed the controls and noticed that the next step was to bake the pizza in an oven; with the power rapidly approaching 25% there was very little room for mistakes.

Gregory found the oven and made the bot slide the pizza into it. While waiting for the pizza to bake, he noticed the power level was at 15% and started panicking, "Come on! Come on! Please hurry!" The pizza was finished when the power level dropped to 5% and heard the computer say something, "Delicious! To ensure a safe delivery, our cutting-edge Pizza Tracker allows you to deliver the pizza to your own home or residence. Additional mileage charges may apply."

Chica stopped pounding the door when her sensors caught something in the air, "Pizza?" Chica ran from the security door, jumped off the catwalk, and landed in front of the S.T.A.F.F bot holding the fresh pizza. She ran up to the robot and grabbed it before happily shouting, "Pizza!" The robot's footage cut out, and Gregory could only guess why. "That poor robot." Suddenly the computer spoke again "Your pizza has been delivered. How would you rate your service? Pick two that apply.

The screen showed two buttons that said excellent and horrible, normally Gregory would ignore something like this, but he tapped excellent out of pity for the pizza-making bot. "Thank you for your response." The computer said again.

 With Chica out of the way, Gregory left the security office, but not before finding a message left by Sarah tucked underneath the monitor.

"It's happening again; people are disappearing; that's how it started last time. Everyone remembers what happened to those children all those years ago; it was one of the biggest stains on the company's reputation. Sometimes, it makes me wonder why Fazbear Entertainment even reopened after those horrific murders; people will never forget what happened, especially me. I swore to myself that I would do everything I can to make sure nothing like that happens again, but I haven't been doing a very good job of that. The disappearances are happening in areas around the Pizzaplex, there isn't any solid proof that Fazbear Entertainment is somehow involved. Still, I have a feeling that something weird is happening here, and I need to get to the root of this problem. - Sarah. B." 

Gregory felt a chill go down his spine after reading the message. "This has happened before?!"  He remembered Sarah's last message saying that Fazbear Entertainment was dragged into a crisis, but he never imagined it would be murder cases. He may need to ask Freddy if he knows anything about what happened.

Gregory walked into a room that led downstairs; when he turned around, he saw a sign above a set of double doors that said, "Exit to docks" he walked through the doors and found himself inside the kitchen where the S.T.A.F.F bot made the pizza and noticed the exit in front of him. The boy also noticed Chica eating her pizza in front of the oven; Gregory slowly crept past Chica and entered the loading dock.

"Freddy, I found the loading dock, I see some big garage doors, but I don't see a way to open them." The boy whispered into his Faz-Watch "Do you see a set of controls in the room?" Freddy said; Gregory looked around the room and found the controls, but there was a glass case over them. "I think so. There inside a funny locked box with a badge that says seven on it." Freddy knew what the boy was talking about, but the level 7 badge lock caught him off guard.

"Those are the loading dock controls, but something is wrong. Someone must have changed the permissions. I am sorry, Superstar, but you are going to need a much higher security level to get out that way. Come back to me right away; we shall find another way for you to escape." Gregory was upset that he couldn't use the loading docks to get out, but he could still use the fire escape. He walked to a door with a bright light coming from the other side and found a message next to it.

"REMINDER TO ALL EMPLOYEES - The all-staff meeting is this Thursday at 11:30 PM. All 'service team' attendance is mandatory. There will be cake!" Gregory felt his mouth water a little after reading the message. Suddenly he heard someone inside the kitchen.

"Chica! This isn't the time for midnight snacks!" Gregory nearly gasped when he heard Vanessa's voice in the kitchen. "Oops. I'm sorry, officer Vanessa. I saw the lost boy, but I smelled pizza and came here." Chica said. Vanessa gave the guitarist a disappointed look as she placed her free hand on her forehead "God, I wish you were here, Sarah; you'd know what to do."

Chica didn't hear everything the security guard muttered, "Hm? Did you say something?" "Nothing important. Anyway, please go back to looking for the kid; he could get hurt back here." Vanessa responded, trying to sound nice. Chica giggled before speaking in a bubbly tone, "Okey-dokey, I'm sure he's still around here somewhere."

"You gotta be kidding me!" Gregory mentally groaned; having to deal with Chica was bad enough, but now having to worry about Vanessa only added more stress to the equation; he needed help getting back to Freddy. When he opened the door, he was inside a locker room, he pressed the sun icon on his Faz-Watch, and Sundrop quickly appeared. "Yahooo!"

"Sundrop! How did you get here so quickly?" The playful animatronic looked at the boy and spoke, "Hello, little buddy! When the lights went out again, Moondrop left the daycare and got lost inside the air vents. I was trying to find my way back when I heard you call me." Sun explained, "I need help getting back to Freddy. Can you help me, Sun?" The boy asked; Sun nodded his head with great enthusiasm. "I sure can, little buddy!"

A big smile appeared on Gregory's face "Thank you, Sun, but we can't let Chica or Vanessa find us." Sundrop didn't understand why they couldn't be seen at first, but then he got an idea as to why. "Oh are we playing hide and seek?" While it wasn't necessarily the reason why he didn't want to get caught, Gregory decided to roll with it, "Yes... We are playing hide and seek." "Okey-dokey," The animatronic whispered.

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Gregory and Sundrop entered another part of the locker room but had to take a detour after hearing Chica nearby "Where are you?" They hid inside a shower stall close to a message lying in front of a poster depicting Freddy saying, 'wash your paws... or else' "Are you going to the staff party? Management says they have an important announcement to make at the party. I don't want to stick around after my 14 hr shift, but I don't want to get laid off if I don't show up." 

"Important announcement?" The boy wondered what that could have been. When Chica went away, the two came out of hiding and kept walking farther into the locker room. They entered a long hallway that was swarming with security bots; Gregory wasn't sure how they could get past all of them without setting off an alarm. "There are too many of them. how are we going to get past them all?" Sundrop knew exactly what to do.

"Jump on my back, little buddy. I can sneak past all those S.T.A.F.F bots." Gregory wasn't sure where Sundrop was going with this but he hopped aboard and the playful animatronic jumped off the ground, grabbed onto the ceiling, and started moving like a ninja. Gregory was impressed by Sundrop's maneuverability and wrapped his hands around him tighter, who'd ever think that an animatronic designed to watch over kids would be so good at stealth, guess those thin metallic limbs are more than just for show.

Sundrop continued to move along the ceiling until he entered an area with a split path. Gregory and Sundrop had two options, one path continued straight into a room filled with more S.T.A.F.F bots while the other path to the right led into a dark storage room.

Since neither Gregory nor Sundrop wanted Moondrop to come out again, they chose to continue straight ahead. Sundrop leaped across walls and over security bots, he landed on a shelf and saw an opening for him and Gregory to get to. With a big leap, they made it across the room. Gregory let go of the daycare attendant and looked at him.

"Thank you Sundrop" "Aw no problem little buddy!" Sundrop replied. Suddenly they heard two voices in the background one of them sounded like a map bot offering a map to someone. "Take a map. Take a map." The second voice sounded very annoyed 'Ugh, get out of the way." Gregory felt his heart skip a beat when he heard Vanessa nearby. "Oh no, Vanessa is right there!"

Sundrop had to think of something to help Gregory quickly; then he came up with an idea. "Little buddy I need you to go into that room over there." Sundrop pointed to a small closet with 2 wet-floor bots and a Roxy plush inside. "How come Sundrop?" The small boy asked as he turned to the playful animatronic. "I can distract Vanessa so you can get past her." Sundrop replied. Gregory did not like this idea. "What?! No, what if you get into trouble, Sun!"  

"Don't worry Gregory I'll be ok, she won't think we're working together. I'll just tell her Moondrop got lost in the air vents after getting out of the daycare." While that was true, Gregory didn't want Sundrop to do this, but he couldn't see any other way out. The boy gave Sundrop a hug and went into the closet, once Gregory was hidden Sundrop started to talk loudly to get Vanessa's attention "Hello? Is anyone here?" Vanessa heard Sundrop's voice and entered the room; Gregory ducked underneath a table to avoid being spotted.

She walked farther into the room and found Sundrop looking around. "Sundrop! What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the daycare."  Sundrop looked at Vanessa and spoke to her in a confused tone, "Officer Vanessa? Is that you?" "Yes, it's me, Sundrop. Now tell me why you're back here and not in the daycare." Vanessa answered.

While Sundrop was explaining the events of how he got into the laundry room, Gregory used the chance to sneak out of the closet and into the orange hallway Vanessa left. "Well, you see... Earlier today, I found a little boy in the daycare all by himself. I kept him company, but the lights went out, and Moondrop came out. The boy disappeared when the lights turned back on but when they turned off again Moondrop left the daycare and got lost in the air vents. I was trying to find my way back to the daycare and I thought I did but when I left the air vents I ended up inside the locker room."

Vanessa was still processing everything that Sundrop told her, she wasn't surprised to hear that Sundrop would try to look after Gregory when he went to the daycare, what did surprise her was the fact that Moondrop left the daycare. Vanessa also found the daycare attendant's playful nature slightly annoying, but perhaps she could use it to her advantage.

"Ok Sundrop I understand, right now the other animatronics and I are playing hide and seek and we must find the boy to win the game." Sundrop already knew Gregory was hiding from Vanessa but he still went along with the act to avoid being suspicious. "Oh boy! Oh boy! We're all playing hide and seek! Is it my turn to count?" He faced a wall and started counting "1! 2! 3!"

Vanessa cut the playful animatronic off while trying her very best not to lose her temper "Sundrop, you don't need to count but what I do need you to do is notify me imminently if you see the boy. Do you understand?" "Absolutely, officer Vanessa! Yippie! Ready or not, here I come!" Sundrop shouted as he skipped away, "I swear I don't get paid enough for this." Vanessa groaned.

Gregory continued to walk through the long orange hallway until he found Freddy. "Freddy!" The animatronic bear turned to the small boy as he jumped into his arms. "I am glad you are ok Gregory, I am sorry that you were not able to escape through the loading dock."

Gregory looked at Freddy while he let out a small yawn "It's ok Freddy there's still the fire escape on the 3rd floor." Freddy noticed the tired look in Gregory's eyes and spoke again. "That is true Superstar but before you go there, perhaps you should rest for a while. You look very tired. Before Gregory could protest he let out a big yawn and felt a little drowsy, maybe Freddy was right, he should get some sleep before going to the Prize Counter.

Freddy placed Gregory down and opened his stomach hatch for the child to climb into, the boy was feeling more drowsy when he was inside Freddy and fell asleep, Freddy noticed this and made sure his footsteps were light when walking back to Rockstar Row. After taking a passageway in the atrium to Rockstar Row Freddy entered his green room and took Gregory out of his chest cavity. The little boy was sound asleep when Freddy gently took him out of his chest cavity and held him, he let out a soft chuckle before sitting on the couch with his Superstar warm and safe in his arms.      

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Gregory started dreaming about returning to the Johnson residence with Abby after they met Sarah. The two kids arrived at a large brick house that had a few shingles missing from the roof, bars on the second-floor windows, a rusty gate on the left side of the house, and a red pickup truck parked in the driveway. Abby ran up to the front door of the house and knocked on it, waiting for someone to open it, Gregory stood behind her and hoped they weren't late for dinner again.

The door opened, revealing a girl with blue eyes and black hair in a pixie cut wearing a red short-sleeved shirt, a pair of yoga pants, and a yellow sweatshirt tied around her waist. "I was beginning to wonder if you two would show up this time." The girl said, Abby looked her in the eyes and spoke up, "Ok, ok, we get it, Clair; you don't have to say that every time Gregory and I leave the house." Gregory and Abby have a bad reputation in the Johnson residence, those two miss dinner frequently, and Clair never misses a chance to rub that in their faces. The boy walked up to the front door and looked at Clair "Can you please just let us in Clair?"

The girl stood in place for a few seconds before turning her attention to the brown-haired boy "Fine get in here before the old man wakes up and lays into you again for what happened yesterday." That caused Abby to shoot an angry stare at the girl standing in the doorway "Do you enjoy bringing up bad memories and rubbing them in our faces?" Clair looked back at Abby and smirked "I was just kidding. Besides, the old man was black-out drunk when he caught Gregory and yelled at him, so he probably forgot about it."

"Well, you need to work on your jokes, ice queen." The angry red-haired girl said, "And I take that as a compliment." Clair shot back. Gregory missed dinner yesterday and tried to take leftover food from the kitchen, but he was caught by Mr. Johnson who yelled at him waking up everyone else in the process. 

The girl finally stood aside and let Gregory and Abby inside the house and closed the door; the first thing that hit Gregory when he walked inside was the smell of cigarette smoke. The smell was so strong that it made Gregory cover his nose with his right arm, "Was he smoking inside again?" The boy asked, "You know him, lights a cigarette inside, gets into a fight with the old hag, and goes outside to smoke." Clair answered.

When the three children walked into the living room, they saw a sight that was familiar to them. A man who looked to be in his late 40s with gray and dark brown hair, a mustache, wearing sweatpants and a white shirt with alcohol stains on it was sleeping on a green sofa with an empty beer bottle next to him.

"The old hag is in the kitchen getting everything ready," Clair said as she walked to the staircase, Gregory and Abby walked into the kitchen and saw a woman who was putting mashed potatoes into a bowl; the woman turned and looked at the children. The woman had short black hair, and green eyes and looked in her late 40s; she wore a light purple shirt, long jeans, and a pink apron.

"You two are here early? This is a surprise. I expected you and the wretch to be late again." The woman said, Gregory hatted being called a wretch; it was just one of the many things that the Johnsons call him by; being called a wretch made Gregory feel upset; it felt like he was a burden on the people around him; it also made him feel like he was nothing.

Abby was resisting the urge to kick Mrs. Johnson in the leg; Abby hatted her; she hatted how the woman would make the children feel miserable, how she always drank wine, how she punished the kids for stepping out of line, but most of all Abby hatted how that woman snatches away nearly every good thing that comes into the children's lives.

Abby remembered when she found a plastic doll to play with, but Mrs. Johnson found it, threw it into the oven, and watched it melt right in front of her. Choking down her anger, Abby knew she would get punished if she kicked the she-beast and stood there, balling her hands into fists.

  "Go upstairs and wait, dinner is almost ready, and I expect you both to be back down here when it's time to eat. Do you two understand?" Mrs. Johnson said; the brown-haired boy and the red-haired girl looked at the woman and responded, "Yes mam" Gregory said, "Fine." Abby said; the two children walked out of the kitchen and went upstairs. On their way up Abby looked and Gregory and spoke to him, "You're not a wretch Gregory; everything that comes out of that witch's mouth is a lie. I know that and so do the others."

The boy looked at Abby and smiled "Thank you, Abby, I appreciate it." Gregory is very grateful to know that there are people who care about him, he won't admit it but he along with the other kids wishes that the Johnsons would be removed from his life. "No problem Gregory." Abby said with a smile as she walked into her room; when Gregory was about to enter his room he heard a voice call out to him, "Hey little dude."

Gregory turned and looked at the person who called out; he saw a tall boy with long blond hair, blue eyes, and a muscular build, wearing a dark green tank top and black shorts, standing near his room. Gregory's smile grew bigger when he saw the boy "Johnny!"  Johnny is like a big brother to Gregory; they get along very well, and sometimes they fight but always make up with each other quickly.

Johnny bent down to Gregory's height and ruffled his hair,  "Good to see you bud." When the taller boy stopped ruffling Gregory's hair the small boy reached into his pocket and pulled out the $10 he stole and showed it to Johnny, "I managed to get some more money for the trip." He whispered; Johnny took the money and held it in his left hand, and patted Gregory on the shoulder. "Nice work, kid."

Johnny wanted to take Gregory and the others with him to a water park and was saving up money for that special trip, he was going to tell them as a surprise; however, Gregory found out, but he promised Johnny that he wouldn't tell anyone about it. Johnny took out a jar full of money he hid inside a compartment in his room's wall and placed the $10 in it before placing the jar back inside the wall. Johnny noticed something was on Gregory's elbow and asked him what it was.

"What's that on your elbow little dude?" Gregory told him what it was while showing his left elbow to him, "It's just a band-aid." "What happened? Did the old man do this to you?" Johnny asked; Gregory shook his head and explained what had happened. "No, no he didn't. I fell down a hill and cut my elbow, but then a woman named Sarah treated it for me." Johnny was relieved to hear that, he knows very well that the Johnsons abuse him and the others, but they seemed to enjoy torturing Gregory the most, which pissed him off.

The boys heard a loud knock coming from downstairs along with a voice too. "Get down here now! It's time to eat!" Gregory flinched in fear when he heard Mrs. Johnson's voice; Johnny bent down to Gregory's height and comforted the boy, "Hey, it's ok little dude, I'm here." The small boy was still a little shaken up but having Johnny around helped him calm down a little. With a nervous nod, the boys walked downstairs.

Freddy noticed the boy in his arms was starting to wake up. "Gregory are you ok? You were mumbling in your sleep." He couldn't understand most of what Gregory was saying, but it sounded like he was having a bad dream "Were you having a nightmare?" Freddy asked. When Gregory was fully awake, he looked at Freddy, "Don't worry, Freddy I'm ok; you woke me up before things got bad," Which was true; Gregory was waking up by the time he almost got hit by the beer bottle next to Mr. Johnson in his dream.

Freddy's concerns were put at ease when Gregory told him that he was ok and placed Gregory on the sofa. "That is good to hear, are you ready to go up to the prize counter, Superstar?" Gregory nodded in agreement; he placed a hand over one of his pockets and felt something inside, when he pulled it out, he realized it was the CD he found in the storage room on the night he tried to reach the front entrance; Freddy saw the CD in Gregory's hand and asked him where he found it. "You found another Disc? Where did you find it, Superstar?"

 "Oh, I found this in a storage room when I was trying to get to the front entrance," Gregory said as he handed the disc to Freddy. While holding it in his hand, he noticed this one had a scratch on it, but it should still work fine. "I shall put it with the other discs for now."  Freddy walked to his dresser and put the CD away with the other two. While he was doing that Gregory looked at his Faz-Watch to see what time it was, the screen showed 2:03 PM Monday.

They walked out of the green room, Gregory climbed back into Freddy's chest cavity, and Freddy started walking to the prize counter.

Freddy asked Gregory what he was dreaming about while they were on their way to the prize counter. "Gregory when you were sleeping I heard you mention names of people I am unfamiliar with do you know them, Gregory?" The small child felt his cheeks flush when he heard what Freddy said, "W-Well yes, I-I do know them, Freddy."

"Are those people your friends Gregory?" The bear asked, "Y-Yes they are, my friends." Gregory answered. Hearing this caused Freddy to perk up. "That is wonderful Gregory, I'm sure they will be happy to see you again when you escape, I would very much like to meet them one day... If that is ok with you, of course, Superstar." Gregory thought about how Clair, Johnny, and Abby would feel if they met Freddy and Sundrop but he was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Freddy stop all of a sudden. "Freddy is something wrong?" The bear stopped in front of a row of three shutter doors leading to the prize counter when he realized all three were broken.

"Hmm... The doors to the prize counter are broken, and so is the door leading to the east arcade." "They're broken? Isn't there any other way to get in there, Freddy?" The boy asked, "Yes there is Gregory the door to El Chips is open; there is a passage in there that will help you reach the prize counter." Freddy replied he walked to El Chips and when he arrived, the shutter door opened, but it got stuck, "Hmm. It appears that this door will not open any more than this" Freddy said as he took Gregory out of his chest cavity and placed him on the ground.

Gregory took a deep breath and entered El Chips. When he walked inside the first thing that caught his attention was a picture of a beaver wearing a sombrero holding a tray with two tacos next to Fizzy Faz dispensers. When he looked around, he saw a lot of neon lights in the shape of cacti and sombreros, and a row of food stands with many chip bags.

The little boy grabbed one and started munching on the chips, once he was finished he threw out the bag while avoiding the S.T.A.F.F bot janitor. Gregory started to feel thirsty again but couldn't see any drinks around him; he went into the kitchen and found a can of Fizzy Faz sitting on a counter; the boy looked at it and saw a depiction of Monty on the can. "Is this one the lemonade flavor?" he wondered, he opened the can and drank it, the sweet lemonade flavor swirled around his mouth and made Gregory feel great.

"Whoa, this one is even better than the last one I drank." The boy said when he was finished, he threw out the can and saw a flashlight charging station on the wall. He put his flashlight in and took it out when it was recharged. Gregory walked out of the kitchen and went through a shutter door in front of him; it led to a small hallway with more neon cacti lights and a few red couches on both sides of the room; when he walked through another shutter door, he found himself inside a giant arcade.

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"Well done, Gregory. You are in the East Arcade. You should be able to get to the Prize Counter through the security office. Look for the door with a security symbol on it." Freddy said through Gregory's Faz-Watch, "Ok, Freddy." The boy said; Gregory saw a security bot coming his way and ran towards an area with billiards tables, "I better check the camera feed." He said. The boy entered a photo booth and looked through the camera feed for the security symbol.

He found the door he was looking for, but he also saw Roxy and Monty roaming through the arcade. "You've gotta be kidding me! Both of them are here?" Gregory mentally groaned; he left the photo booth and made his way towards an area with dozens of arcade machines; he passed a T-shirt counter and saw the door straight ahead. The boy snuck behind some arcade machines to reach the door; he feared one of the animatronics would see him if he carelessly ran to the door, so he chose a more stealthy approach.

When he reached the door, he turned the handle, but it wouldn't open, "Freddy, I found the door, but it's not opening." The boy said through his Faz-Watch, "How unfortunate, but there is another way for you to reach the Prize Counter Gregory. Head past the Superstar-cade wall to the back of the arcade. There is a roll-up door that leads to the Prize Counter." The bear said, "Ok, I'll try using the roll-up door." Gregory replied.

He turned around and saw the wall Freddy was talking about; however, the boy also saw a large shadow making its way toward his location; he ducked into a pushchair to see who was coming. The shadow belonged to Roxy. "Hey kid, come on out. We're only trying to help." The wolf said.

Gregory waited for a chance to get past Roxy and follow the Superstar-cade wall; the keytar player turned her head towards the restrooms when she saw something that was near the girls' bathroom, said keytar player ran towards the spot where she believed Gregory was hiding, little did the wolf know she past him. Gregory used this chance to get out of the pushchair and ran to the wall, imminently following it.

Roxy blocked the exit to the girls' bathroom to keep anyone from escaping, but what she found was something different; the thing Roxy saw was a Chica balloon floating around the entrance to the girls' bathroom. "What the?! Are you kidding me?!" The angry wolf hissed out, "No... Don't get angry; keep looking for the kid. You're better than him; you're the best, after all." The wolf said to herself; while she was busy regaining her composure, Gregory followed the wall to a section of the arcade filled with ticket-tornado machines and more photo booths. 

He heard heavy footsteps approaching and hid inside another photo booth; looking at the camera feed revealed Monty walking around. When the coast was clear, Gregory left the photo booth and went towards some pinball machines. The clicking sounds from the machines were able to drown out the boy's footsteps as he stepped onto an elevated area with tables. He found a message next to a plate on a nearby table.

"EXIT INTERVIEW - Of course, I got stuck in the arcade. Every time I exit the Security Office, I get locked out. If it's not my low clearance level, then I need a stupid Party Pass to get back in. I'm on the security team for crying out loud! Shouldn't I have access to everything? I swear, those things are messing with me. This place is not safe. Give me my $100, and I'll go."

"Why does this place have so much security anyway?" The boy thought he should ask Freddy about it the next chance he gets. "Come on out, kid." Gregory whipped his head in the direction where the cajun voice came from and knew Monty was coming, "Crud! This isn't good." The boy mentally cried; he looked at the plate on the table and remembered something.

Back when Gregory was still living with the Johnsons, he and Johnny played frisbee when they went to the park. The boy picked up the plate and looked at a pole near a basketball game and took aim; he threw the plate like a frisbee and made a loud crash when it collided with the pole; this was enough to get the animatronic gator's attention and went to investigate the sound. Gregory got off the elevated area and found the roll-up door, but just like the security door from earlier, the roll-up door wouldn't open.

"This door is locked too? Why does this place need so much security?" The boy said out loud; Freddy heard the boy through his Faz-Watch and spoke up, "They are... required safety measures due to past issues." Hearing Freddy say 'past issues' made Gregory remember what Sarah's last message said, "Is it... because of the murdered kids, Freddy?" That made Freddy's eyes shoot wide open, "How... did you know about that, Gregory?" "Sarah mentioned murders that happened a long time ago in a message Freddy." The boy responded.

Freddy felt that Sarah wrote about the murders that occurred in some of Fazbear Entertainment's previous locations; those incidents gave the company such an infamous reputation. "Yes, some bad things have happened in previous locations, Gregory." Hearing Freddy confirm that awful things happened at older company locations did not sit well with him, but Freddy wasn't finished talking yet. "Do not panic, Gregory; you are very close to escaping. There should be an air vent that will lead you to the security office near your location. Look around."

Gregory turned around and found the air vent, but unease still lingered over him. Part of him believed the wind-up animatronic would chase him if he entered the vent, but another part of him couldn't see any other way into the Prize Counter. The sounds of heavy footsteps approaching him made it clear that his only way out of the arcade was through the air vent in front of him.

After taking a few deep breaths, Gregory entered the air vent with his flashlight in hand, but just like last time, the small cymbal-holding animatronic appeared behind him and started running up to the boy. Gregory crawled faster; he passed a wall fan and climbed up an inclined plane with the killer wind-up toy not far behind. Fortunately, Gregory saw the exit ahead of him and dropped out of the vent. "Yes! I made it out." The boy cheered; he turned his head and saw his mechanical chaser return to the ventilation system.

The boy found himself inside a large gray room with the security office directly ahead of him; Gregory noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He looked at a workbench and saw a message lying on it.

"Do you know the game company called 'Silver Parasol Games?' Fazbear Entertainment hired them to help create the "Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience."  They made many of the arcade games we have here; they even helped design the most popular games in the Pizzaplex. At least before they shut down, I heard all the employees were locked out of their accounts, and all their warehouse workers died; it looked like a massacre. The police still haven't found the one responsible yet." 

"Silver Parasol Games?" Gregory said out loud; he remembered seeing that name on the title screen of "Street Skate Superstar" in Freddy's green room, but the parts about employees getting locked out of their accounts and the massacre in the warehouse unnerved him.

Gregory walked into the security office and looked at the mini-Freddy head on the desk. He pressed its nose and heard the same little honk he heard from the other two mini-Freddys; it opened its mouth, revealing a new security badge inside; however, after Gregory took the badge out, an alarm was set off. "Warning: Unauthorized personnel detected. This area is off-limits to guests. Emergency lockdown activated." The red sirens and blaring alarms threw Gregory into a panic.

"No! No, no! Freddy! I don't know what happened. All I did was take the badge." Freddy heard the worried child and knew exactly how to help him. "Do not panic, Superstar. That office is now on lockdown. I can deactivate the alarm, but it will take approximately three minutes." "Stay hidden until then. Remember, you can lock the security doors to keep yourself safe but make sure they have ample power to operate."

Freddy was right; all Gregory had to do was just make sure no one else enters the security office until the alarm gets turned off, and with both security doors at full power, Gregory's chances of pulling this off seemed high. The alarms caught the attention of both the bassist and keytar player of the Glamrocks, "He's inside the office; now's my chance to prove I'm the best!" Roxy said. Monty walked towards the office but not before calling a certain blond-haired security guard.

"Officer Vanessa. The kid is inside the security office in the East Arcade. He might try to get into the Prize Counter." "Keep him in the area; I'm on my way up there now," Vanessa said.

Gregory heard the sounds of heavy footsteps coming to the office and immediately took action. He looked at the camera feed and saw Roxy entering the room outside the office, heading towards the left door; Gregory ran to the left door, locking it. The animatronic wolf saw the locked door and walked to the door on the right, but Gregory beat her to it and locked that door as well.

He glanced at the power level to the left door and saw it was at 95%, but it was dropping quickly; he ran to the door and unlocked it, he saw the power level to the right door at 96%, but it too was dropping quickly which prompted the boy to release the lock on the door. Gregory needed to be smart about this; the more prolonged the doors stayed locked, to more power they would use up; if he wanted to keep Roxy out of the security office until the alarm was deactivated, he had to figure out a way to conserve power.

The wolf was making her way back to the right door, and the boy ran to the right door and locked it again. Gregory looked back at the camera feed to see where Roxy was going, but while he was anticipating the animatronic's next approach, he hatched a method for conserving power; he would only close whichever door Roxy approached when she was very near it. He unlocked the right door and saw her walking to the left door, and decided to try this conservation trick out.

The wolf was getting closer to the left door, but when she turned the corner, Gregory locked the door; maybe this trick could work, but it became more complicated when Monty stepped into the room. Trying to conserve power with two animatronics lurking outside would be challenging, but having the power levels for both doors over 80% made this challenge less difficult.

Keeping a watchful eye on the camera feed, the boy saw Monty making his way to the right door; Gregory sprung into action and waited for Monty to get closer to the door. The door was locked when the gator turned the corner, which made the bassist let out a small growl.

Roxy was starting to pick up on the boy's trick and thought about trying to flank him; the power levels for both doors were close to 65%. "How much longer until Freddy turns off the alarm?" Gregory thought; meanwhile, Monty started banging on the door, making its power level drop faster. Roxy did the same thing with the other door. "Open up, kid! We know you're in there!" She said.

Gregory started getting worried; this reminded him of times when he hid from the Johnsons back when he was still trapped in their dungeon of abuse. The boy found a possible hiding spot he could use; he ducked underneath a table and started moving things in the office to cover him. The power level for both doors was at 30%, but the alarm stopped, "All done! See? That wasn't so bad. If the path looks clear, head to the Prize Counter." Freddy said.

Gregory was relieved to hear Freddy's voice through his Faz-Watch. The animatronics stopped pounding the doors when the alarm was shut off. "Ugh, forget this! Let's just get to the Prize Counter and catch the kid there." Monty said, "Fine. But I'm going to catch him first!" Roxy said as she made her way to the Prize Counter; Monty grabbed a heavy shelf and pulled it in front of the door leading to the arcade. "The kid ain't going out this way."

With the door blocked, Monty entered the Prize Counter through the left side entrance but stayed close to the door. Gregory came out of hiding and noticed something sitting on the table he was hiding under; when he got a closer look at it, he realized it was a message.

"I got a call today saying that something weird was happening with the main network at the Pizzaplex, I was able to fix the issue, but that got me thinking, "I should check the network's security." So I performed a test to see if there was a hole in the system's security, but what I found was much worse. The test showed me that it is embarrassingly easy for a hacker or virus to enter the main network. The company spent so much on surveillance cameras, locks, and security bots that they didn't even consider using some of the budgets to improve their cyber security. I'm worried that a hacker or virus could infiltrate the system, and if either of them messes with the animatronics systems, who knows how much damage they could cause? I'll have to convince management to invest in a firewall upgrade, but I'm more concerned about the animatronics right now. I need to develop countermeasures to this cyber threat. - Sarah. B"

 "Hacker? Have people hacked this place before?" Gregory told himself; he remembered when the technicians said that a virus was trying to infect Freddy's system on the day of the concert, but Sarah made a software chip that got rid of it. "Was that chip thing a countermeasure?"   The boy thought.

Freddy still has one of those software chips inside him, which could explain why he wasn't like the others. Could they be infected by the same virus that tried to infect Freddy? But if that's the case, why didn't they also have software chips? "Was Sarah attacked before she could give the other animatronics software chips?"   Shacking those thoughts out of his head, Gregory left the security office; he knew he couldn't use the arcade door, and he was too short to reach the air vent he used to get into this room, so he headed towards the Prize Counter.

  "Freddy, I made it to the Prize Counter," Gregory whispered. "That is good news. Go to the back of the Prize Counter. The Fire Escape is in the VIP room." Freddy quietly responded.  The boy walked in when Monty turned his back; Gregory saw plushies as far as the eye could see, and he ran past two counters with stacks of glam-rock plushies. The boy hid behind a row of shelves; he looked through the camera feed and saw Roxy step on a Monty mask as she walked through a nearby roll-up door.

Gregory came out and passed an elevator as he made his way through an open gate and into the same room Roxy had entered. It was a large dark room with star-like lights on the walls and ceiling and a big dome-like window in the middle of the room; looking through it showed that it was directly above the main atrium, good thing that none of the windows were open.

He heard Roxy coming from the left side of the room and went in the opposite direction around the dome; he entered an open gateway and into the VIP room. He saw the Fire Escape and ran to open the doors. "Well done, Gregory, you found the Fire Escape," Freddy said, but before anyone could celebrate, the boy spoke up after trying to open the doors. "Freddy, the doors are all locked! I can't get out of here!"

Freddy was confused as to why the doors wouldn't open, but then he remembered why. "It appears that guests who are not VIPs can not reach the exit; apologies, Gregory. Fortunately, there is no fire, but it is still not a good emergency system." Well, that's great, "Who designed this stupid emergency system?" The boy mentally groaned; now Gregory would need to find another way out. "Monty blocked the door leading back to the arcade! How do I get out of the Prize Counter, Freddy?" "Get to the elevator. It will take you to the lobby. Check your Faz-Watch to find a safe path to it." Freddy replied.

Before he could do that, Roxy walked into the room; Gregory ducked into a pushchair as he looked on his Faz-Watch to find a way to the elevator. "You can't hide forever." The wolf said; when she looked behind a desk on the other side of the room, Gregory came out and ran out of the room. He reached the roll-up door and saw the elevator. He opened the doors and got inside the elevator; before the doors closed, he heard someone shouting, "Move!" Gregory turned around but was apprehended by the individual, "Gotcha!" when the light on his face disappeared, he realized who it was. Vanessa had caught Gregory.  

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Heavy tension filled the air inside the elevator, Gregory did everything he could to try and avoid getting caught by Vanessa, but his luck ran out the moment he stepped into the elevator. The security guard looked at the child and was ready to give the boy an earful. "You're in a lot of trouble, young man. Sneaking around here after hours, setting alarms off all over the place, and leading me and the other animatronics on a wild goose chase." Vanessa said in a stern tone.

Gregory was petrified; Vanessa's gaze was full of anger, frustration, disappointment, and bitterness all rolled into one glare. He always got scornful looks like Vanessa's from the Johnsons, making his body feel like stone. Vanessa pushed the down button on the wall, and the elevator began descending to the lobby; she continued looking the boy dead in the eyes and spoke up. "I'm going to ask you some questions, and you're going to answer them for me, and don't even think about lying to me, kid; you're in enough trouble as it is." "Do you understand?" Gregory nodded his head. "Good first, I want you to tell me your name," Vanessa said.

Gregory opened his mouth and started to speak, "I-I-I'm..." His stammering was cut off when Freddy spoke through the boy's Faz-Watch, "Gregory? Are you there, Gregory?"  This wasn't good. Freddy just unintentionally gave Vanessa the boy's name, "Well then, Gregory, would you care to explain why I just heard Freddy say your name through your Faz-Watch?"

The small child felt like the walls were closing in on him, he didn't know what to do, he couldn't just tell her the truth and get Freddy into trouble, but if he didn't say something he could get punished by Vanessa. He had to come up with something, but then he remembered something about the Faz-Watch on the day he snuck into the Pizzaplex.

While Gregory was waiting for the show to start, he overheard a few kids talk about how the Faz-Watch has voice options for all the Glamrock animatronics and how kids could use them to talk to each other while sounding like any of the Glamrocks. He also remembered one of them saying that Freddy was the default voice option for all the Faz-Watches, he kept looking at the blond-haired security guard and spoke up.

"W-Well that's because my Faz-Watch is broken, sometimes it keeps saying things that my friends told me. They asked me where I was before the last show started, and it's set to the Freddy voice option." Vanessa was very skeptical about this, she remembers a few technicians talking about how some customers complained about their Faz-Watches breaking down but she wasn't sure if the boy was lying. However, hearing the child mention his friends asking him where he was brought two more questions to mind.

"Ok. Now tell me how you got in here without a guest profile. And why you were in the kitchen that day." Gregory took a small deep breath before giving Vanessa answers, "You're right... I don't have a guest profile so I went with my friends as a group while we were waiting for the show I got really hungry and got tired of waiting for the food to arrive so... So I snuck into the kitchen and ate some pizza, I wanted to eat something before leaving. I'm sorry," He said, giving Vanessa a guilty look.

This was partly true, he was really hungry that day and didn't want to leave with an empty stomach, which led Vanessa to her next question. "Why didn't you leave with your friends when the show was canceled?" Gregory was starting to feel hot, he couldn't give out now, he needed to keep going and answer Vanessa's questions without giving her the whole picture. The boy cleared his throat and answered her question with a guilty look still on his face.

"Ok... I got separated from my friends after the show was canceled; I wanted to see what was wrong with Freddy, so... So I snuck into the repair room through an air vent and saw Freddy. I was trying to wake him up but he wouldn't budge. I heard people coming, and I hid behind a metal box and fell asleep. I'm sorry miss." He did sneak into Part & Service through an air vent and did fall asleep but it wasn't in the maintenance room.

Vanessa could hear some truth in the boy's words but his eyes looked like they were hiding something else or maybe he was just nervous. "Well you're very lucky that I caught you instead of the animatronics, they treat people without guest profiles like you as intruders." Vanessa said. That made Gregory shiver, she would also need to recheck the security footage from Saturday to see if what Gregory was saying was true or not, but right now she needed to keep him somewhere so he couldn't cause any more trouble.

When the elevator reached the lobby Vanessa grabbed Gregory's right hand and checked his Faz-Watch, it was indeed set to the default Freddy option, "Come with me." She said. The security guard lead the boy into a room with various objects scattered along the shelves and a few monitors attached to a wall on the other side of the room. "What is this place?" Gregory asked, Vanessa, looked at the boy and responded, "This is Lost and Found. Now you're going to wait here until your parents or the police arrive to get you, Gregory."

The child felt a chill go down his spine, what would happen if Vanessa found out he was homeless? He has no parents or guardians and he didn't want to think about what the police could do with him, not after pickpocketing an officer one time. Gregory snapped out of it when he heard his stomach growl; Vanessa heard it, too, and sighed. She walked over to a mini-fridge and pulled out some sort of frozen treat, and gave it to Gregory.

"Here, have this." She said, Vanessa, didn't want the boy to go hungry while staying in Lost and Found. Gregory took the treat and thanked Vanessa before she closed the door. He removed the wrapper and pulled out the treat inside, it was an ice cream bar in the shape of Freddy looking at it made him think about the bear "I hope he's ok." 

Meanwhile, Freddy was a nervous wreck, the bear spent half an hour running around the Pizzaplex and scanning through camera footage trying to find Gregory, but he didn't find anything. His processors were heating up and his CPU fans were spinning like crazy. He tried to pick up Gregory's Faz-Watch signal, he knew it was still functioning but he couldn't pinpoint its exact location, he felt some sort of interference like someone was jamming his signal. Freddy's failed attempts to locate Gregory combined with the stress of not knowing where he was made the singer's battery drain at a faster rate, and he could feel it along with something else siphoning his battery power.

"This is all my fault. I should have done more to help Gregory escape. Where are you, Superstar?" The bear muttered to himself; suddenly, he heard Gregory try to call him. "Freddy? Can you hear me, Freddy?" Freddy heard Gregory's voice but it came in all static-like, "Gregory? I can hear you. Where are you?" He responded, but he kept picking up static. He heard another voice approaching him, "Hello? Is someone there?" Freddy was able to recognize who it was based on their tone. "

Sundrop? Where are you? Have you seen Gregory?" The playful animatronic walked up to the worrying bear and noticed something was wrong. "Freddy, what's the matter? You look like you're about to fall apart." The bear looked at Sundrop and responded, "I am trying to look for Gregory! I can not find his Faz-Watch signal anywhere! I looked all over the Pizzaplex but he is nowhere to be found! Ugh!" Freddy held one hand to his stomach as he felt his battery power drop lower "I can feel something taking my battery power. I need to get to Parts & Service but I need to find Gregory too!"

Sundrop placed his hands on Freddy's shoulders and looked at him, "Freddy! Freddy! Please calm down, Gregory is a clever boy so I'm sure he's ok. I know you're worried, but you must try to stay calm otherwise your battery will run out. Believe me, I know how that feels." Sundrop always fretted over the safety of kids in the daycare and that constant sense of worry made his battery use up more power than it should, which resulted in many visits to his personal recharge station.

Freddy knew Sundrop was right; knowing that Gregory's Faz-Watch signal was still functional doesn't mean that something life-threatening has happened to Gregory, he shouldn't jump to the worst-case scenario after all Freddy wouldn't be of any help to Gregory if his battery power ran out. He also remembered seeing parents worry over the safety of their children sometimes during their time at the Pizzaplex, was this how parents or guardians felt when they didn't know where their children were?

 Freddy could feel his systems cooling down and turned to Sundrop. "You are right, I will not be able to help Gregory if my battery runs out. I will keep trying to reach him. I have an idea Sundrop, can you help me?" "Of course, I'll help you, Freddy!" The playful animatronic responded.  

  Gregory was still in Lost and Found eating his Freddy treat, he tried calling Freddy earlier, but he couldn't hear him clearly due to static, he was still worried about Freddy but hearing his voice was able to bring some slight reassurance to the boy, "He's still functional. I can't let this get to me." He told himself. The boy finished his ice cream and threw out the stick he was holding, when that was done he looked to the computer desk and saw a message.

"The technicians have developed a new animatronic to help Vanessa with her nightshift; they call it the "K-9 unit." According to them, the K-9 unit is designed to identify and stop intruders by stunning them with its teeth. The teeth function like tasers and release non-lethal levels of electricity, Vanessa seems to think this is a good idea, but I have mixed feelings about it. Speaking of Vanessa I'm starting to worry about her, I've noticed that she's been getting a lot of headaches lately, could they be from stress? Come to think of it; I've been getting a few headaches myself, and this possible cyber threat to the animatronics systems is still on my mind. I'm almost finished making the prototype software chips to help the animatronics and once they're finished I'll install them into Freddy and Bonnie to see if they work. I should also invite Vanessa to a girl's night out; maybe that will help her.- Sarah. B."

This left Gregory with a lot to think about "A guard dog animatronic?" Part of him was wondering why he hadn't seen it when he was sneaking around the Pizzaplex, but another part of him was glad that he didn't run into it, especially since it stuns people with its teeth. Gregory was also wondering about who this "Bonnie" animatronic was but then he remembered Freddy saying that there used to be a rabbit at the Pizzaplex "Is Bonnie the rabbit that Freddy said used to be here?"  If that's true, then what happened to Bonnie? He should ask Freddy about that later, and the parts about Vanessa also made the boy wonder if she and Sarah were friends.

Gregory turned his attention to a computer and saw an email that was addressed to management "I keep hearing some of the higher-ups say that something happened to Sarah but they won't tell me what happened when I asked them directly. They keep treating it all like it's Taboo. Why is there so much secrecy surrounding this issue? I just want to know what to my friend!" The boy also noticed a response to that email, "She was attacked. She talked about finding something that was located underneath the Roxy Raceway but there isn't any solid proof that ties her discovery and her being attacked together."

"So they are friends," Gregory thought to himself but before he could dwell more on that the monitors in the room turned on, showing the image of the rabbit lady he saw last night; however, the rabbit lady appeared to be talking to someone else.             

"I understand... Don't worry; the day staff won't be interfering. All of them have been locked out of their accounts, and the false emails worked like a charm. Yes. All exits are locked... No one gets in, and he can't get out." The rabbit lady turned her soul-piercing gaze directly to the screens and laughed "Are you having fun yet little boy?"

Gregory's body was frozen with fear, the rabbit lady knows where he is, and she was coming for him. "No, not again!" The boy cried; he didn't have a recharge station to hide in and was separated from Freddy. "I need to get out of here!" He said. Gregory saw an air vent on the monitor wall but the grate was screwed into it, so he darted his eyes across the shelves lined up with all the things taken to the Lost and Found.

He needed something that could help him get out of there ASAP, his eyes stopped at a screwdriver, and picked it up. Gregory ran back to the air vent and imminently began unscrewing the cover off, he placed the screwdriver into the top left screw and turned it to the left, he remembered how to tighten and loosen things from Clair she always told him "Righty tighty", Lefty loosey" the screw came off, and the boy began unscrewing the one on the bottom left.

Gregory could feel his hand shaking; his nervous movements caused the screwdriver to fall off the screw twice before it finally came undone. "Halfway there." The boy said when he was loosening the bottom right screw, he started to hear a buzzing sound; it was the same one that he heard when he saw the rabbit lady last night, "Oh no! She's coming!"

He finally got the screw out after a few tries; Gregory grabbed his left wrist with his right hand to make the shaking stop, and just when he touched the top right screw, the rabbit lady appeared outside Lost and Found. He could hear her giggling with glee as she came down the stairs; his nerves were going through the roof, he was so close to getting out; he couldn't mess up now. Gregory jumped when he heard the rabbit lady trying to open the door this was now or never.

With the last screw out, Gregory dropped the screwdriver and tore the cover off the air vent. He crawled inside and kicked the grate on the other side open; it was a good thing that one wasn't screwed in as well.

Gregory crawled into the lobby and started to catch his breath, but he couldn't stay put for long because the rabbit lady just entered Lost and Found and he needed to get as far away from her as possible. The air vent led him close to the fountain in the lobby, but a security bot grabbed him and lifted him off the ground "Ah! No, let me go!"

He broke free, but the bot set off an alarm, Gregory dashed up the stairs to the elevator, he looked back, and saw the rabbit lady crawl out of the air vents. Gregory entered the elevator and rapidly pushed the up button "Come on! Come on! Please close!" he cried out when the doors finally closed he heard Freddy's voice, but it still had static in it "Gregory... Gregory." The boy spoke into his Faz-Watch with fear in his voice, "Freddy, please help! The rabbit lady has found me!"

Their communication link was unstable, Gregory could hear Freddy, but Freddy couldn't hear Gregory. "If you get this message, come to the Roxy Raceway, the entrance is on the left side of the atrium's second floor. Sundrop and I piled up some boxes so you can hop over the construction fence and find me. Something is jamming my communications signal. Come to the Roxy Raceway." " I can hear you, Freddy! I'm on my way!" Gregory said. The elevator doors opened, and Gregory walked into the atrium, but the escalators were blocked off.

"Huh? I don't remember seeing these security barriers here before." Gregory said. He ran to the left and made it past two security bots, and reached a roll-up door under a sign that said "Sodaroni" he found himself in a construction area and turned right. He saw a security bot coming and hid inside a large metal container with a Roxy balloon in it. When the coast was clear, Gregory came out and ran to the boxes, he jumped up the boxes and over the fence. Gregory saw a Roxy mask hanging on the other side of the fence; he looked down and saw Freddy lying on the ground. The boy quickly ran down the stairs and towards the fallen bear.  

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"Freddy! Are you ok?" Gregory said as he came to a screeching halt, "There you are Gregory! I was so worried about you. I went looking all over the Pizzaplex for you. I missed the hourly recharge, but I am glad you are safe Superstar." Freddy said as his voice glitched, seeing him like this made Gregory feel horrible, he felt like it was his fault that Freddy was so low on power. "I need to get down to Parts and Service. I think something is draining my battery." Freddy continued.

Gregory bent down to Freddy and held his hand, "Is there anything I can do to help you, Freddy?" Freddy nodded his head erratically "Yes there is Gregory. Please help me get down to Parts and Service." Gregory gripped Freddy's hand tighter and looked him in the eyes, "Of course, I'll help you, Freddy! How do we get to Parts and Service?" "It is located down under the main stage. Normally, the lift takes me down thereafter every concert. That is the only way I know how." Freddy said.

He pointed to a door in the far left corner of the room before he spoke again. "Use the door over there. It will lead you to the rehearsal room on the other side of the building. Look for a Backstage Pass then find a way to turn on the lift." Gregory nodded his head as he hugged Freddy. "Ok, Freddy. I'll do my best."  The bear used one hand to pat the boy's back. "Good luck, Superstar. Entering rest mode."

Freddy was on the ground frozen like a statue, fighting the urge to cry Gregory stood up and took a deep breath. He couldn't just leave Freddy all alone on the ground so he called Sundrop on his Faz-Watch and the playful animatronic quickly appeared.

"Hey, little buddy! I'm glad you're ok! But what happened to Freddy?!" Gregory looked at Sundrop and explained the situation to him. "Well, Freddy is in rest mode because he's low on power; I need to help him get to Part and Service because something might be draining his battery power. I have to find a Backstage Pass to help him get there. Can you help him get to a recharge station?" "I absolutely can little Buddy! I'll get Freddy to a recharge station lickidy split! Good luck finding the Backstage Pass, Gregory!" Sundrop said.

"Thank you, Sun," Gregory replied, Gregory, turned to the door and walked through. He ran past large shipping containers and saw a Freddy shirt hanging from one. Gregory entered a dark room but could see a few security bots patrolling in the distance, the boy turned on his flashlight and started making his way to a narrow corridor.

Roxy heard the sounds of footsteps moving across a tarp and went towards the corridor too, Gregory reached the end and turned right, he saw another corridor and checked the camera feed to see what was ahead. The boy saw that this hallway was very long and had dozens of security bots in it, luckily there were also quite a few hiding spots he could use.

Gregory entered a locker to wait for a security bot to pass, he came out and ran down the hallway, the boy went behind a large spool of orange wire and waited for an incoming bot to roll past him. He came out but saw another security bot coming his way, so he entered a room on the right that looked like a prop storage room, Gregory peaked out and saw the bot go further down the hall, he used this chance to leave the room and run.

The boy's flashlight was growing dim, he needed to find a recharge box soon, he found one next to a giant orange fan and placed it inside, once the flashlight was fully charged Gregory pulled it out, but a security bot lifted him into the air. "No! not again." He said as he squirmed to break free, the bot lost its grip on the boy and set off an alarm, Roxy heard it and started running "I'll be the first to bring him back to officer Vanessa." She said.

Gregory moved an El Chips pinata aside, which caused a pile of wood to fall behind him; he ran farther down the hall and entered another prop storage room that had a figure of Chica. Roxy stopped near the pile of wood and saw a poster on the ground next to the El Chips pinata; she picked up the poster and looked at it; the wolf growled in anger when she saw what was on it.

"You." She said with disgust laced in her voice, "You think you're better than me don't you?!" "Well, you're not! Nobody is better than me!" Roxy said as she raised her voice and gripped the poster tighter. "I'M THE BEST!!!" The keytar player yelled as she started ripping the poster apart; meanwhile, Gregory cupped his hands over his mouth he didn't want to leave the room while Roxy was in a fit of rage. Once the poster was torn to shreds, the angry animatronic wolf stormed off.

Gregory came out of the room and went to see what exactly made Roxy so ticked off, but the poster was torn into dozens of tiny pieces beyond recognition. Gregory turned back and passed through a set of red double doors.

"This must be the rehearsal room. Freddy said I can find a Backstage Pass around here somewhere." The boy said to himself, Gregory turned on his flashlight to look around for the Backstage Pass, and he saw a cardboard cutout of Freddy dressed as a pirate in front of him; he turned his head and saw a door that led to a storage room. "Could it be in here?" He said. The boy looked all over the room but didn't find the Backstage Pass; however, he did find a small black circle on top of a blue container.

Gregory recognized the circle, it was another attachment that increases the flashlight's battery power, "Not what I'm looking for, but I'll take it anyway." The boy said as he took the black circle and attached it to his flashlight; it wouldn't hurt to have more battery power. He left the storage room and walked towards a set of bleachers, the boy saw a message lying on the floor in front of him.

"MANAGEMENT REPORT - With Bonnie out of commission, we are making Monty the new bass player. Parts and Service have already done the proper adjustments. This could be a good thing. Monty could be even more popular than Bonnie." There was that name again, "Bonnie?" Gregory said, based on what he had just read, it sounded like this "Bonnie" was the original bass player of the Glamrocks, but something happened, and Monty became the new bass player. 

"What happened to Bonnie?" "Was Monty somehow involved?" He thought. From what Gregory knows about Monty so far, the gator has some anger issues; that much was clear after overhearing him smash things in his green room. "I'll need to ask Freddy about this." The boy concluded, he might know more about what happened. Gregory walked to an orange table in the back of the room and found the Backstage Pass, "Yes, I got it! Now I can find the lift controls." He said.

The boy walked towards the exit, but something on the podium caught his attention. He looked at it, realized it was another CD, and took it. Gregory walked through a pink room with decals of all 4 Glamrock animatronics and a T-shirt with the Pizzaplex logo hanging on a chair before he found himself back in Rockstar Row. Gregory could hear Monty grumbling in his green room as he opened the door next to the "Stage Controls" sign and walked up the stairs; he went through a security door with a pink guitar on it and entered a small room with a pink guitar on one wall and a green guitar on the other.

Gregory entered a big security office with many monitors lined up on the walls, "Whoa," he said in amazement while walking around the room, he found a message next to a mini-Freddy head.

"I need a little more time to finish the software chips, but now something else has come to my attention. Dave noticed a bizarre glitch in "Street Skate Superstar" and looked at the arcade machine; he found something and brought it to me. The thing he gave me appears to be some kind of transmitter, and according to Dave, it was attached to the game's motherboard circuit, and the glitch was gone when he played the game again. I'll need to run some tests to see what this thing was transmitting, and I believe there's a receiver linked to it somewhere that I'll have to find as well. I've also noticed some unusual behavior from Bonnie, he's becoming more aggressive lately, and I'm worried about the animatronic rabbit, all the more reason to finish the software chips. In light of this recent transmitter discovery, I've got a hunch about this situation at the Pizzaplex, but I need more data to prove it. I should ask Dave to look at the bowling arcade game at Bonnie Bowl, I have a nagging feeling that there's more than one transmitter here. -Sarah. B."

This piqued Gregory's curiosity, "What was a transmitter doing inside an arcade game?" Now he isn't a technician, but it sounds like a transmitter does not belong in an arcade game. This also confirms something that Gregory has been wondering about for a while. "So Bonnie was the rabbit that used to be here." Sarah also said that Bonnie was becoming aggressive, "Was he infected by whatever virus that tried to get Freddy? And if that was true, was Sarah able to help Bonnie, or was he decommissioned because of that change in his personality?  Gregory would need to ask Freddy for more details about Bonnie, but right now, he needed to find those lift controls.

Suddenly Sundrop walked into the room, "Sundrop? What are you doing here? How's Freddy?" The boy asked. "Hello, little buddy! I came to help you, and don't worry! I brought Freddy to a recharge station, so he should be ok!" Sundrop responded. "Thank you, Sun, I'm glad you're here." The boy said with a smile. He pressed the mini-Freddy's nose and took out the security badge; he also found a disc inside. "There's something else in here. What is this? It looks... Old."

Suddenly Freddy appeared on the screen behind Gregory, "Gregory, are you ok? I can communicate with you again. It looks like my signal is fixed." Seeing Freddy on the screens took Gregory by surprise, "Freddy! I can see you on the monitor. Is your battery ok?" "Thanks to Sundrop, my battery has more power." Freddy responded, causing Sundrop to rub the back of his head, "Aw, it was no trouble, Freddy!" Unfortunately, Gregory and Sundrop saw Monty and Roxy walking to the office.

"Freddy, I see Roxy and Monty on the cameras. They're both coming to the office!" The boy cried. Fortunately, Freddy knew that office was equipped with special defenses. "Do not let them in. The security doors are equipped with electrical deterrents. If you see them banging on the doors, hit the appropriate button. The shock should stun them." This was good to know, but that doesn't explain how Gregory could get out "Ok, but how do I get out of here?" Freddy also knew about an exit the boy could use.

"Do you see the large vent on the floor? You are probably standing right on top of it. Have you ever heard of a game called Among Us Gregory?" The boy had no idea what Freddy was talking about. "No, I haven't, Freddy, but what about the vent?" "If I can reach the room under you, I should be able to force open the vent and let you out." The bear said, "Hmm... All the doors appear to be on lockdown. Look for me on the monitors. If you see me waving, push the button in front of the corresponding monitor to open the door."

Suddenly the rabbit lady appeared on the screen. "There you are. See you soon." She said, giggling, Gregory's face lost some color at the sight of her, Sundrop couldn't see who was on the monitor, but he certainly recognized that giggle. "That laugh... Was she the one who turned off the lights in the Daycare?" He thought. Freddy heard the rabbit lady's voice and spoke up, "Hurry, Gregory, I can not stop her!" 

Gregory regained his composer and looked at the monitors for Freddy; he saw him on a monitor in the back of the room and pushed to button. Meanwhile, Sundrop heard Roxy scratching against a door and shocked her, "Sorry, Roxy," the playful animatronic said, "Who was on the monitor before, little buddy?" He asked Gregory, "I'm not sure, but that rabbit lady is trying to get me." He said as he shocked Monty.

Gregory looked back at the monitors and saw Freddy on the one close to the door with a microphone on it, he pushed the button, and Freddy ran through the door. "She locked the day shift people out of their accounts and sent them messages to keep them away." The boy said, "I was wondering why no one from the day shift arrived today." Sundrop replied, Roxy was pounding on the green guitar door, which prompted Sundrop to shock her again, "Ugh!" The wolf cried out.

Gregory saw Freddy in a dark green room and opened the door for him; he saw Freddy appear on the monitor next to him and opened up the roll-up door. "I know you're in there," Monty said; the small boy ran to the blue keytar door and shocked the gator causing him to groan in pain. "Do you think that rabbit lady was the one who caused the blackout in the daycare, Gregory?" Sundrop asked; that's right, Gregory remembered hearing someone laughing just before the power went out. "I think she is." The boy responded.

He saw Freddy in Rockstar Row and opened the door for him. Roxy was fixing her hair after she was no longer stunned, "Freddy, please hurry!" The boy said; suddenly, Freddy jumped up to grab the vent and yanked it off. "Gregory! Jump down, I will catch you!" the bear said; Gregory ran to the new opening and jumped down into Freddy's arms; the bear's ears wiggled when he caught his Superstar. "Freddy!" The boy said, "Superstar," Freddy responded as he hugged Gregory.

"I am so glad you are ok." Freddy said, "I'm glad you're ok as well, Freddy!" The boy replied; he looked up and saw Sundrop standing over the opening. "I'm sorry, Gregory, but I can't jump down there, or Moondrop will come out." Gregory didn't want Moondrop to appear but he didn't want to leave Sundrop alone up there. "How are you going to get out of there, Sundrop?" "Don't worry, little buddy! I can use the air vents to get out! Good luck getting Freddy to Parts and Service!" Sundrop said as he leaped into an air vent.

Gregory looked back at Freddy as the bear put him down, "I'm so sorry, Freddy. I couldn't find any lift controls. All I found was a security badge and this disc." Freddy looked at the disc and spoke up. "No, this is good news, Gregory. Follow me to the atrium; what you found is a program disc for the stage show. If you use it in the sound booth, you should be able to run a showtime program that will activate the lift." "However, I do not have enough energy to carry you... I am sorry, Gregory." Freddy said; Gregory gave him a soft look before speaking again, "Can I hold your paw instead?" His question made a smile appear on Freddy's face. "Of course, Superstar." Gregory held Freddy's right paw as they walked down the stairs.

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Freddy and Gregory continued walking to the main stage. Bonnie was still fresh in the boy's mind, so he turned to Freddy and spoke up. "Hey Freddy, there's something I want to ask you." The animatronic bear turned his head and looked at Gregory, "What is it, Gregory?" The child cleared his throat before speaking again, "Can you tell me about Bonnie?" Freddy stopped moving when he heard the question; memories of the animatronic rabbit started coming back to Freddy's memory banks.

"Yes... I can tell you things about Bonnie, but if I may ask, how did you know about Bonnie?" Gregory looked at Freddy and responded, "I read a few messages that mentioned his name." Freddy had a feeling that was the reason why Gregory found out about Bonnie's name. He looked at the boy with filtered eyes and started walking again while talking about Bonnie. "Bonnie was my best friend, he was the former bass player of the band, and the two of us used to perform special shows in Bonnie Bowl." "In one of Sarah's messages, she said Bonnie was acting strange. Is that true, Freddy?"

Gregory asked; the bear started looking through his memory banks to see if Bonnie wasn't behaving like his usual self. "Hmm... There were a few times when Bonnie was acting unusual, but after a maintenance check with Sarah, he was back to his old self. At least until he disappeared." Gregory knows something happened to Bonnie according to the messages he's read, but they never said what it was specifically.  "What happened to him?"

A frown appeared on Freddy's face when he heard the question. "Well... Bonnie was last seen entering Monty Golf before he disappeared. The security footage was unable to see what happened, but Monty was seen in the area. Bonnie's disappearance caused many people to believe that Monty decommissioned him, while others believed he didn't. Sarah believed Monty was not the one who made Bonnie disappear."

"So Monty was dragged into the situation." The boy thought, considering Monty's anger issues and him becoming the new bass player in Bonnie's absence, it wouldn't be hard for people to believe that Monty attacked Bonnie out of jealousy, but without any solid evidence to back that up, it's just pure speculation. Gregory wanted to know if Freddy thought Monty was the culprit or not. "Do you think Monty decommissioned Bonnie Freddy?" Freddy knew Monty was jealous of Bonnie, but he wouldn't do anything drastic to the animatronic rabbit, and Monty was his friend. Freddy didn't want to doubt him. "No. I do not think Monty is responsible for what happened to Bonnie." 

They arrived at the main stage, but Freddy could feel his battery power depleting again. "Ugh!" Gregory saw Freddy clutch his stomach and started getting worried, "Freddy! What's wrong?" The bear turned to the boy and spoke as his voice was glitchy again. "Gregory, my systems are failing. Go to the sound booth on the third-floor balcony. Run the performance program on that disc, then meet me back on the stage. Please hurry. There is not much time before my battery runs out.

"Don't worry, Freddy. You can count on me." The boy said; he jumped off the stage and started running towards the escalators; he stopped when he heard Monty's voice nearby, "Hey, kid. Come on out. We're only trying to help." Gregory entered a photo booth that had a balled-up Roxy shirt inside and looked at the camera feed to find Monty; the animatronic gator was spotted on top of the party check-in booth holding a spotlight, "I better avoid that spotlight." The child said. He found a way around Monty and took it when he left the photo booth, "Freddy said the sound booth is on the third floor."

The boy said as he reached the escalators and ran up to the second floor. Roxy was on the second floor searching for Gregory, "I can help you know." the escalators next to him were blocked off, forcing him to look for another way up to the third floor. The barriers were too high for him to climb over, and even if he did try, Roxy would be alerted. Gregory ran to the left side of the second floor, past the two security bots, and up the escalator. When he reached the third floor, he heard Chica's voice, "Where are you?" "She's here too?!" The boy thought to himself, the whole band was together in one room but not in a good way.

He saw the sound booth highlighted by neon green lights, "There it is!" Gregory crept past a security bot and carefully made his way to the sound booth, but he overheard Roxy shouting below. "Nobody would miss you." That made Gregory freeze in place; he knew what Roxy said wasn't true at all; Sarah would miss Gregory, and Freddy would be devastated if something happened to the boy, but it still hurt to hear those words.

Gregory made it to the sound booth and narrowly avoided Chica; he crept up to the disc player. He took out the program disc from his pocket, but before he placed it inside the player, he saw another one of those strange CDs and took it off the control table, "I better not get these mixed up." He whispered to himself; Gregory inserted the program disc and placed the other disc into his pocket that had the one from the rehearsal room. Four projections of the Glamrock animatronics appeared on stage, accompanied by their music track. "That should do it. I hope Freddy is ok. I need to get back to the stage right away." Gregory whispered to himself. 

Chica was startled by the sudden music and went to the sound booth to investigate, "What happened? Did that little boy do this?" While Chica was in the sound booth, Gregory snuck out and started making his way back to the escalator. He arrived on the second floor again; even with the blaring music, Gregory could hear a buzzing sound which meant one thing. "She's here!" The boy said he wasn't sure where the rabbit lady was, but he didn't want to stick around to find out, so he ran to the escalators and reached the bottom floor.

Gregory could still hear the buzzing but it wasn't as loud on the first floor; however, he saw Roxy patroling ahead and Monty was no longer on top of the party check-in booth. He ran behind the photo booths to get past Roxy, and when he got close to the stage, he saw Monty headbanging to the music. "Let's rock!" Gregory used this chance to run past him, and a part of the boy couldn't blame Monty for rocking out; the music was indeed very catchy.

The boy climbed back on stage, and Freddy smiled when he saw the boy return, "Great job, Superstar. Just push the button, and the lift will take us down to Parts and Service." The boy nodded his head and pushed the button, and in the nick of time too, because the rabbit lady was skipping her way towards the main stage. When the lift went down, the rabbit lady stopped; she pulled out a communication device and spoke into it, "Get them." She said in her distorted voice.

The stage lift reached the bottom, but suddenly the lights went out. "What the?! Another blackout?" Gregory said, then he heard a familiar sinister voice holler from the darkness. "Naughty boy." Gregory nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard it, "Oh no! Moondrop is down here!" He said, "Gregory, follow me! We must get to a recharge station quickly!" Freddy shouted; the bear ran through the pitch-black hallway with Gregory not far behind him, and the boy turned on his flashlight to see where Freddy was. Freddy could see a recharge station ahead, but he heard Gregory trip and turned around to help him get up.

Suddenly they heard something in the distance; it wasn't Moondrop's footsteps; something else was down there with them; they didn't know what it was, but that sound was getting closer. Freddy could hear it better; the growing noise sounded like... barking; Freddy's eyes widened when he realized what was coming towards them. "The K-9 Unit!" The bear thought to himself; he needed Gregory to get inside that recharge station ASAP.

"Gregory, get inside now!" He shouted as he shoved the boy into the recharge station, "Freddy, what-" Gregory was cut off when the door closed in his face. Freddy felt an electrical surge course throughout his body and fell to the ground; Gregory looked through a small hole in the station's door and was left speechless by what he saw. A dark blue robotic dog resembling a small German Shepard wearing a metal security guard outfit and Moondrop stood over Freddy, paralyzed on the ground. Moondrop laughed as he dragged Freddy away, and the K-9 unit disappeared into the darkness; all Gregory could do was helplessly watch and say to himself, "This is my fault!"         

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After the recharge station's energy reserves were depleted, Gregory ran out the moment the door opened. He ran up to a locked set of double doors that led to Parts and Service. "Freddy!" He shouted as he tried to open the doors himself. Gregory tried banging them, punching them, kicking them, and even repeatedly bashing his shoulders against them just to get them opened. While he was trying to use brute force to open the doors, the boy was crying and kept shouting, "No! No! No! Freddy!" "Open up! Open up! Open up!" Gregory pressed his back to the doors and slid down in defeat; he curled up into a ball and continued crying, "This is all my fault!" "Why do bad things happen to people who are nice to me?" "Am... Am I cursed?"

Gregory started to recall everything that happened to the people who showed him kindness: Freddy was electrocuted and dragged off, the Fazbear freak brutally stabbed Sarah, and Abby, Clair, and Johnny were punished countless times by the Johnsons. He started remembering when he convinced Clair to sneak into Mrs. Johnson's room and take back the piercing she took from Clair.

The girl got caught and was punished; Gregory kept blaming himself for what happened to Clair because he gave her the idea despite Abby and Johnny saying that it wasn't his fault; even Clair herself said she was thinking about it and would've gone in and taken it back anyway. When the crying subsided, Gregory started to get up off the ground and took deep breaths; if Freddy were here, he wouldn't want the boy to get upset; he would tell the boy not to panic and look for something to use.

Gregory faced the locked doors and knew what he had to do, "I'll have to find another security badge to open these doors." He said. He has a chance to help Freddy; he can't just sit around and do nothing, not after all the bear has done for him; he rubbed his eyes and started looking around the area.

Gregory walked back to the stage lift only to find it no longer in the room, "The lift went back up. I don't see any controls to bring it back down." He thought to himself; he turned around and saw another roll-up door down a small hallway. A map bot startled him when he entered the hallway and asked him to take the map it was holding. "Hi! Please take this map." Gregory took the map and complained about how he doesn't like map bots catching him by surprise, "Ugh, I hate it when they do that!"

On the plus side, he now has a new map, which should make navigating the Utility tunnels easier. The boy entered a large dark room and saw a recharge box in the far left corner of the room and placed his flashlight inside; he took it out once the battery was fully charged; he was going to need his flashlight at full power down here. Gregory walked to a roll-up door in the back of the room and found a message in front of it.

"There's something weird going on with these Endoskeletons; most of them are having the same problem. It starts to follow you whenever you look away from one, but when you look at it, the Endo stops dead in its tracks. This must be some kind of freaky programming bug. Hopefully, Sarah can fix them when she isn't busy." "Endoskeletons? What are they?" Gregory thought out loud, the name sounded creepy to him, and he had a feeling that he could run into a few down here. "They won't move if you look at them; it's like that game I played with the others. What was it called again? Red Light Green Light?" He thought.

The door opened, and Gregory walked inside; there was something farther in the room that caught his attention; it looked like a mechanical skeleton that was silver and gray with gold wires on its torso and two small ears on its head that looked like the shape of Freddy's ears, it was hunched over and looked directly at the floor. "Is that an Endoskeleton? I better not get too close to it." The boy thought; he crept past the sleeping Endo and saw an air vent in front of him along with a message.

"SECURITY REPORT - Somehow, someone broke into a Rockstar Row display case and stole the wind-up Music Man prototype. The case was smashed, and there was glass on the floor but no sign of a break-in. Not only that, but the seven golden plush toys in the display case near the new area of the Pizzaplex also went missing. A dayshift janitor found one and brought it back to the case. I have no idea who got into the building or how they stole the items, and there's nothing on the security footage. Now, what should I do? Should I call the police and report a break-in? - Vanessa."

"Wind-up Music Man? It came from Rockstar Row?" Gregory thought, this explains where that tiny menace came from, but Gregory didn't recall seeing a display case with a golden plush toy inside; it might be in an area the Gregory hadn't seen yet.

Gregory entered the air vent and started crawling; he had a feeling that the wind-up Music Man would show up again, and surprise, surprise, it did. "Ugh, not again!" He shouted; this out-of-control wind-up toy was starting to annoy Gregory. After taking a few turns in the vents, Gregory came out and saw a bottle of something next to a metal box; he picked it up and looked at his chaser. "Go away!" he said as he threw the bottle at the small grime-covered robot, causing it to dumble backward and run away; Gregory was in no mood to deal with that thing.

The boy found himself in a room with multiple trash cans that looked like the Glamrock animatronics and a roll-up door in the back of the room; he walked through and entered another dark room that had a large picture of a man and a little girl holding hands with an Endo that was holding a balloon, "Is this what Freddy looks like on the inside? I prefer him with his shell on." Gregory said to himself; he saw a button near the picture and pushed it; the picture opened, revealing it to be a door, "That wall was a door?" Gregory said to himself; he walked into a room with a conveyor belt with plush toys of Chica and three Endos inside, and one of them was active.

The boy looked at the Endo, and it didn't move; he saw a button and made his way to it without looking away from the Endo. He pushed the button, and the door opened; the child walked into the other room while still looking at the Endo; he ran into the room and passed two more inactive Endos.

Navigating through this place while looking at the Endos was going to be tricky, Gregory pushed another button, and another door opened; he ran through and reached another locked door. While searching for the button, the boy entered a room that had stars hanging from the ceiling and a torn picture of a little girl in her bed; he found a nearby button and pushed it; the door led him to a small playroom with an Endo and a creepy black and white plush that had an eerie smile on its face.

"I made a wrong turn," Gregory said to himself; suddenly, the Endo became active and looked at the boy, causing him to let out a yelp; he slowly backed away from the Endo and ran out the door he came in. He found another hallway and went into it, finding a button at the end; he pushed it but didn't see any picture door open. Unless the one he passed before was now open. Gregory ran through the hallway and noticed a new room ahead, but an Endo was near it, he looked at it as he made his way through, and he also saw three inactive Endos in a padded room, "Please don't wake up." He thought, luckily, they didn't.

Gregory pushed another button and entered a room that had foam blocks on a conveyor belt and a picture of an Endo putting a band-aid on a little boy, he looked for a button, but instead, he found a room that looked like a large playroom, he realized it was something else when he walked inside. "This room is a security office. There should be a mini-Freddy with a badge in here somewhere." The boy said out loud; Gregory wasn't the only one in the room; multiple inactive Endos were standing a few feet away from a small table with a tv and mini-Freddy head on it; he walked up to it and saw another message next to the tv.

"I completed the software chips and installed them into Freddy and Bonnie, but while doing that, I found something inside them. It was a small purple receiver disk, I removed the one in Bonnie, but unfortunately, the tool I used to remove it is now broken; a replacement tool was ordered, but I'm not sure when it will arrive here. Freddy's disk is flawed, and the software chip is protecting his systems; hopefully, the prototype will keep him safe until I can make an improved version. Dave also found another transmitter inside the bowling arcade game in Bonnie Bowl; I'll need to run tests on that transmitter and compare the results to the data I gathered from the first transmitter to reach a concrete answer. - Sarah. B."  

"So there was more than one transmitter thing in the Pizzaplex," Gregory said to himself; Sarah did say that she had a feeling there were more transmitters in her last message, and she was able to find the receivers too but why were they in Freddy and Bonnie? And what did Sarah's transmitter test data show? Hopefully, she left another message explaining it.

Gregory opened the mini-Freddy head and took out the badge in its mouth, "Got it! Now I can get into Parts and Service." The boy said, unfortunately, all the Endos in the room became active, "Oh come on!" He cried out. Gregory ran out of the room and jumped into a Parts and Service bin; the Endos left the room and walked down the dark hallway to look for the boy. Once they left, Gregory came out and ran through a roll-up door that led back to the trash can room.

He crawled back into the air vents and outran the killer wind-up toy again; he came out and noticed the sleeping Endo he snuck past before was now active. The boy looked at it as he made his way to the exit; he passed through the roll-up door and was safe. Gregory recharged his flashlight and returned to the double doors to Parts and Service. He opened the doors and expected to see Freddy, but he didn't; instead, he heard Vanessa inside talking to Freddy in the other room.

"I found the boy earlier and put him in Lost & Found." "That is good news. He can be returned to his parents." Freddy said, but Vanessa now knew that wasn't possible, "He can't. It turns out there's no record of him." It looks like she figured out that Gregory is homeless; this information surprised Freddy, "How unfortunate. If you re-attach my head, I will go look for him now."

"His name is Gregory. Do you know how I know that? His Faz-Watch kept repeating it. In your voice... "Gregory? Are you there, Gregory?" Mind telling me why you said that to him, Freddy?" Vanessa responded. Freddy remembered that he did say those words not long after Gregory reached the elevator at the Prize Counter. "Vanessa, all of the Faz-Watches sound like me. It is the default voice option. His Faz-Watch could be malfunctioning." the bear said. Vanessa was very skeptical about it; that was Gregory's response when she asked him why she heard Freddy's voice from his Faz-Watch.

"Freddy, you better not be involved in this mess... For your sake. Monty will run the shows until Parts and Service can fix whatever problems you're experiencing. Please just stay here for a while. I need to go check on the kid." Vanessa said as she held a hand to her forehead, "I wish you were here, Sarah." "Vanessa! Do not leave me like this!" Freddy cried out as the security guard walked through a door with an outline of Roxy on it. 

When Vanessa left, Gregory entered the room, "Gregory! I am so glad you are here and alive!" Freddy said in a relieved tone; the boy was fighting the urge to cry when he saw Freddy lying on a table inside a large gray cylinder; he needed to get him out, "I'm glad you're still functional, Freddy, but how do I get you out of there?" Freddy knew how the boy could do that, "Use the console to let me out."

Gregory walked over to the computer and saw a message on the screen, "Welcome to Parts and Service. Please select your desired procedure." He pressed the option that said 'open for repairs,' which caused another message to be played, "Please enter the protective cylinder to continue." Gregory walked inside and saw Freddy's head detached from his body, "What did they do to you?" Freddy explained what it was to the boy, "This is routine maintenance. I am functioning much more better... now." However, both Gregory and the bear could see something was not right, "Hm... Grammar function error... Perhaps I am still not at peak performance. Could you re-attach my head, Gregory?" Freddy asked; the boy nodded his head and responded, "Of course I will. How do I do it?"

"Just reconnect the wires, and be careful. I am not quite myself at the moment." Freddy said. An announcement was played when Gregory touched another control console, "In case of an emergency, the protective cylinder will protect the important personal outside of the protective cylinder. Deactivating animatronic safety protocols now. It is recommended that no mistakes are made during the procedure." That didn't put any pressure on the boy at all.

Before he could reattach Freddy's head, he saw a receiver disk in Freddy. "Freddy, do you know if a new tool for this thing was added?" Gregory asked, "Yes, the metal pointed tool on the right is new; why do you ask?" Freddy said, "Well, I want to remove that receiver disk inside you; I promise I'll be careful." Gregory said. Freddy trusted Gregory with his systems, and the controls weren't difficult to use, so he should be fine. "Very well than Gregory." The bear said. The boy used the controls to move the disk remover to Freddy; he saw the disk's location on the monitor, and after the tool released a few sparks, the disk was successfully removed.

With that out of the way, Gregory could re-attach Freddy's head, and instructions for how to do that appeared on the screen. "To reconnect Freddy's head, connect the colored wires to the appropriate colored ports." Gregory used the controls to reconnect all the wires in the right places; Freddy's head was re-attached to his body, his hat was placed back on his head, and another message appeared on the screen. " Good job. Now use the console to run diagnostics and complete the procedure."

After that was complete, a confirmation message appeared on the screen, "Good job. Freddy is all patched up and ready for the big show. Reactivating animatronic safety protocols, you may now leave the protective cylinder." Gregory walked out and returned to the main computer to reactivate Freddy; with the press of a button, Freddy was back on his feet and walked out of the cylinder.

"Thank you, Superstar." He said to the small boy, who looked ready to cry at any moment; Freddy noticed this and became concerned, "Gregory? Is something wrong?" The boy looked at Freddy with tears in his eyes and tried to say something, "I-I-I'm" He ran up to Freddy and hugged him while tears streamed down his face.

"I'm so sorry, Freddy." "I'm so sorry." "It's all my fault!" The boy choked out; Freddy scooped up the crying boy and brought him into a warm embrace. "Oh, Superstar, you did nothing wrong." He said as he gently rubbed circles on Gregory's back; the crying boy shook his head and spoke up, "No! I'm the reason why you lost so much battery power when you were looking for me!" "I'm the reason why you got captured!" He cried, "If I didn't trip, that guard dog wouldn't have..." He couldn't finish his sentence as he buried his face into Freddy's shoulder and continued to sob. Freddy kept rubbing circles and spoke again.

"Shhh... It's ok, Gregory... It's ok... You are not the cause of my battery running out of power. It was the disk you removed. You are not the one responsible for my capture, the K-9 unit is, and the shock disabled the disk that was inside me." Freddy had comforted many crying children in the past, but comforting Gregory felt different to him; it felt more tender and made him feel happy; the bear couldn't fully understand why, but making Gregory feel happy made him feel content.

"If you still feel responsible for what happened, then I want you to know... I forgive you, Gregory." Freddy said. The bear's words caused Gregory to hug Freddy tighter and start to calm down, "Thank you, Freddy." He shakily said with a smile; they stayed like that for a while until Gregory's breathing became steady again, and he was placed back on the ground.

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Gregory saw a message near the computer's keyboard and looked at it.

"I've gathered all the data I need from both transmitter tests, and here's what I've learned. The transmitters Dave found were sending out some kind of virus to the receiver disks inside Freddy and Bonnie. However, due to a flaw in Freddy's disk, it isn't as powerful as Bonnie's was, and the software chips I designed are keeping their systems safe from the harmful virus. The other animatronics may have receiver disks in them too, but I won't be able to remove them because the disk remover is broken, so I'm developing more software chips for the other animatronics to protect their systems. However, the chips may limit their access to the main network to a degree to ensure the virus can get into their systems via the main network. The data I collected has also shown me something interesting about the transmitters; when Dave encountered the glitches and completed "Street Skate Superstar" and the bowling arcade game in Bonnie Bowl, the transmitter signals weakened, which made the receiver disks less powerful. The transmitters don't appear to be the source of the virus, I'm trying to locate the main source, but it could take a while, and I have a feeling that this is somehow connected to the disappearances, but I need more data to confirm it. Dave has agreed to help me uncover this mystery, but I told him to keep it between us for now. - Sarah. B."

"So Sarah was able to figure out what those transmitters were sending." Gregory thought. A virus was causing problems for Freddy and Bonnie; it could be the same virus that tried to infect Freddy when he was on stage. The other animatronics could also be under its influence, speaking of which Gregory would need something to defend himself.

"There's so much tech stuff here. Is there anything I could use to stop the other bots?" He asked Freddy; luckily, the bear knew two things that could stun the robots, "Bright lights in the eyes cause us to malfunction briefly. I suppose a Fazerblaster or a Faz-Cam could work." A smile appeared on Gregory's face when he heard that answer, "That's great! Where do I get one?"

Freddy knew the attractions where kids could get them, "You can win a Fazerblaster in Fazer Blast. Faz-Cams are often confiscated in Monty Golf, but you will need a Party Pass to get into one of those attractions." That caused Gregory's smile to grow smaller, "A Party Pass? Where can I find one?" "Chica normally gives them out for birthday parties. Check her green room in Rockstar Row. You may find one there." Freddy responded. Knowing where to find a Party Pass was good, but returning to Rockstar Row would take a lot of work.

"The stage lift reset Freddy. How are we going to get back to Rockstar Row?" Gregory asked, "Do not worry, Gregory. We can use the service elevators at the back of the room. They go up to Rockstar Row. It looks like they are all out of order except Roxy's." Freddy responded. 

They walked past a room with a Roxy figure and up a set of stairs. Gregory stopped when he saw three pictures of the other Glamrock animatronics, "Hey Freddy, check out these pictures. Chica has a special voice box, Monty was given special claws, and Roxy was given new eyes. If we get these parts, we could upgrade you!" Freddy didn't like the sound of that idea, "Gregory, those parts belong to my friends. I would never do anything to hurt them."

Gregory had a feeling Freddy would say that, but that didn't change the fact that they'd spent hours trying to hurt the boy. "All they've done is try to hurt me! I wish they would stop doing that." Freddy understood why Gregory was frustrated, but something about this situation wasn't sitting right with him, "There must be an explanation for why they are acting strange. They are not capable of hurting a guest. None of us are. It would go against our programming."

That made Gregory remember that he doesn't have a guest profile and wondered if that was why they were hostile towards him, "Even people who don't have a guest profile?" Freddy looked at the boy and nodded, "Yes, even people who don't have a guest profile. They should only be able to restrain an unauthorized visitor; however, their behavior now reminds me of what Bonnie was like before Sarah gave him and me the software chips."

The more Gregory thought about it, the more likely the possibility of the other animatronics being under the influence of a virus seemed true. Part of Gregory wanted to give the other animatronics a piece of his mind, but another part didn't want to hurt them, especially if Freddy's statement was true. Not only that, but Sarah wrote about wanting to help the animatronics. If she or Freddy found out that Gregory did something bad to Chica, Roxy, Monty, or even Moondrop, they would be very upset. There must be a way to stop them without decommissioning them; maybe the best way to do that is to help them; they could have receiver disks inside them that are messing with their systems.

Gregory looked at Freddy and sighed before speaking, "Maybe you're right, Freddy. I'm sorry about what I said before; I was just frustrated. Do you think that we can return them to normal?" Freddy's eyes softened and bent down to Gregory's height, "Yes, I do, Superstar." Gregory smiled, "Ok... Let's help them get back to normal. Sarah wrote about making more software chips. Do you know if she finished them?"  Freddy placed a claw to his chin as he looked through his memory banks, "Hmm... I believe she did make more of them. She made five more, to be exact. They should be around here somewhere."

They looked around the room for the rest of Sarah's software chips, Gregory opened a drawer near the computer and saw nothing inside, but he noticed something unusual about it; when he touched the bottom, he realized there was a secret compartment underneath it that had what they were looking for. "Freddy! I found them!" Gregory happily exclaimed; he took the chips out and showed them to Freddy, "Great job, Superstar, hold onto them." Gregory nodded and put the software chips in one of his pockets.

They walked back up the stairs, but Gregory stopped to read the messages near the pictures.

"MAINT LOG: CHICA - Don't let her sing! Her new voice messes with the navigation of the other bots. A lot of Horrible things happened when she sang during a live performance. S.T.A.F.F. bots dropped serving trays, guests were injured, chaos ensued, and the company was hit with 12 new lawsuits. The experimental voice box test failed. Sarah will have to look at it to see if the kinks can be worked out."

"MAINT LOG: MONTY - Montgomery's Claw upgrades allow him to play the bass better. Following performances, he mostly uses them to cause damage. The fence repairs are getting costly. Maybe Sarah can talk some sense into him."

"MAINT LOG: ROXY - Roxy sees things differently than the others. This upgrade was meant to help her win races. However, there are some side effects. Sometimes she will stare and talk to the other bots through walls. This is causing some problems for us. Maybe Sarah can fix that issue."

"Sounds like their upgrades caused more harm than good."  Gregory thought. If they were experiencing side effects from their upgrades, the receiver disks could be on them. They walked into the service elevator and pushed the button; while waiting, Gregory looked at Freddy and spoke up, "Freddy, is your battery ok?" The animatronic bear looked at the boy as his eyes changed to blue, "My battery is in much better condition now that you have removed the receiver disk from me." "My battery can also hold some extra power now."

Gregory was relieved to hear that; he smiled and let out a small yawn; Freddy noticed that and spoke again. "Gregory, do you feel tired?" The little boy looked up at Freddy and gave his response. "Well, now that you mentioned it, I do feel a little sleepy." After hiding in an arcade security office, trying to reach the Fire Escape at the Prize Counter, getting caught by Vanessa, running around backstage while avoiding the other Glamrock animatronics, and outsmarting a lot of rogue Endoskeletons, how could he not be tired?

The elevator was getting close to Roxy's room which caused Freddy to open his stomach hatch and gesture Gregory to climb in. With the boy safely secured, the doors opened, and Freddy stepped out; however, he heard something coming from Roxy's room; it sounded like... crying. "Is Roxy ok?" Freddy thought; he walked past a hanging shirt with four blocks on it and stopped near the door to her room. "I am not a loser." The wolf sobbed out; Gregory pressed his hands against his mouth to suppress the yawns he was letting out; he didn't want Roxy to hear him inside Freddy; the bear walked into the room and looked at Roxy; she heard the singer's footsteps and stopped crying for a moment.

"Who's there?" She said. The wolf was not expecting to see Freddy in her green room and wanted to know why he was there, "Freddy? What are you doing here?" Freddy gave his bandmate a soft look and spoke up. "I apologize for intruding, Roxy. The service elevator to my green room is out of order, and yours is the only functional one." "Are you ok? It looks like something is bothering you." Roxy felt a little embarrassed to hear that she looked as if she were in distress, "I'm ok, Freddy, I'm just... A little frustrated." "Frustrated? What is frustrating you, Roxy? You can tell me." Freddy said.

Part of the keytar player didn't want to say what was bothering her, but another part of her couldn't hold it in anymore. "I'm frustrated about... A lot of things." "I'm frustrated that my raceway isn't ready yet, I'm upset that I couldn't catch that kid, and I'm angry because... Earlier today, I saw a poster of him." Gregory had no idea who Roxy was talking about, but Freddy had an idea who it was, "Him? Roxy, are you talking about-" "DON'T SAY THAT NAME!!!" The wolf shouted as she turned towards Freddy cutting him off; the bear stepped back before talking again, "I... Apologize, Roxy."

Her eyes softened when she realized what she had just done; she knew Freddy was trying to comfort her and shouldn't take her frustration out on him. She looked back at her mirror and started crying again, "I'm sorry, Freddy, I just... I hear what people say about me." "I just want people to like me; I can't be liked if I'm a loser." Freddy walked over to the crying wolf and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Roxy, you are not a loser. You are my friend. Also... You are the best." Roxy felt a little better after hearing those words from Freddy, but she still needed some time to process things, "I appreciate what you're doing, Freddy, but can you... Give me some privacy, please?" She said softly; Freddy nodded his head and walked out.

He went to Chica's green room and let Gregory out. Once they were inside, they immediately started looking around the room for a Party Pass; Gregory found a message next to a stack of Pizza boxes.

"ERRANT BEHAVIOR REPORT - Chica's personality chip has always been a bit 'quirky,' but the new Pizza Flavored Monty Mystery Mix Slushy Syrup has adverse effects on her programming. She has attacked patrons, employees, and S.T.A.F.F. for it. It is recommended that Monty Mystery Mix should be recalled before we're inundated with lawsuits. Hopefully, Sarah can fix these glitches in her system."

"This Monty Mystery Mix stuff affects her programming?" Gregory thought. Maybe he could use it to get Chica's attention, but he would have to find some first. The boy entered the back room and found a Party Pass next to a Chica mask; he grabbed the pass and returned to Chica's room, "Freddy, I found a Party Pass."  "Well done," Freddy said, they left Chica's green room and started making their way to Freddy's room, but they saw Roxy coming out and ducked into Monty's room.

It was very dark, and broken objects were scattered everywhere. Freddy picked Gregory up and held him in his arms, "Huh? Freddy, what are you doing?" The boy asked,  "I do not want you to step on something sharp, Gregory; I will hold you so you don't get hurt." Freddy responded. Something caught the boy's attention in the far right corner of the room, "Freddy, there's something over there." The bear walked over to the object that caught Gregory's attention and saw what it was, "This is one of the missing golden plush toys from the Kid's Cove display case! What is it doing in Monty's green room?" Freddy said. Gregory remembered reading a report that said seven golden plushies were missing, and one of them was found by a janitor.

"We should put it back there later, Freddy." The boy said; Freddy nodded his head and used one paw to pick up the golden plushie of Freddy; Gregory laughed when he saw the plush toy up close. "It's you, Freddy!" The bear let out a small chuckle and started walking to the door, but something else caught Gregory's attention; it was a message on Monty's dresser.

"ERRANT BEHAVIOR REPORT - Monty didn't show up for the main stage performance again. We found him in the same place we always do, the catwalks over Monty Golf. We can't have a repeat of last month. A bunch of kids filled up the hurricane bucket, and it knocked him down. Both legs were broken and required emergency Parts and Service work. Why does he go up there anyway? Is he looking for something, or is he brooding?" 

"The catwalks above Monty Golf?" Gregory thought. With this information in hand, he now knew where to find Monty. When the coast was clear, Gregory and Freddy left Monty's room; however, they heard footsteps coming and ducked into Roxy's room again. They could hear Vanessa patrolling outside, "Where did that kid go this time?" she said. Freddy went into the backroom to avoid getting spotted by Vanessa, and Gregory also saw another message on the floor.

"ERRANT BEHAVIOR REPORT - Roxy never misses a race. She must be frying her circuits waiting for the raceway to reopen. She gets in the way every time there is a test run on the track. If this keeps up, the track will never get fixed. Hopefully, Sarah can talk some sense into her." "The raceway?" The boy thought, he does remember Roxy saying that she was frustrated about her raceway not being finished; at least he now knew where to find her too. When Vanessa looked near Chica's room, Freddy got out, quickly returned to his room, and went near the recharge station, "That was a close one." He said, "Yeah, it was." Gregory said as he yawned, he could feel his eyes feeling droopy and started falling asleep. "Good night Freddy." The bear smiled softly as he held the boy in his arms. "Good night, Superstar."    

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Gregory started sleeping like a log, dreaming about another time he saw Sarah. Gregory was finishing up his chores, all that was left was to remove a dust bunny in the corner of the living room ceiling, but he couldn't reach it due to his small size. He was about to grab a chair to stand on, but then he felt someone behind him; the boy turned around and saw Johnny chuckling. "Here, let me help you, buddy." He said; the taller boy lifted Gregory onto his shoulders and walked towards the dust bunny; the more petite boy reached out and pulled it out of the corner. "Thanks, Johhny." He said; the blond-haired boy smiled and looked up at Gregory, "No problem, little dude."

Johnny placed Gregory back on his feet, and the more petite boy threw out the dust bunny in his hand. With that taken care of, Gregory sighed in relief, "Good, now all my chores are done." Johnny looked out the window and saw it was a nice sunny day; he didn't want Gregory to spend the day cooped up in the house. "Hm... maybe I can take Gregory out for ice cream." He thought. The boys have some loose change in their pockets, so getting some ice cream should be possible, and almost anything is better than spending a whole day staying inside that dungeon of abuse. With his mind made up, he walked over to Gregory and asked if he was in the mood for ice cream.

"Hey, you wanna get some ice cream, little dude?" Gregory smiled and nodded; he never gets to have ice cream at the Johnson residents, and neither do the others, "I have some more change in my room; I'll go get it quickly."

"Alright, kid," Johnny said; Gregory went upstairs and into his room; it had blue wallpaper peeling off in a few places, a ceiling fan missing one blade, and a small bed with a few folded clothes on it. He took out a small box from under the bed and opened it; he grabbed a few dimes and put the box away. The boy returned downstairs and got his shoes on; he looked at Johnny, who was at the front door, "Ready to go?" The taller boy asked, "All set." The more petite boy replied.

They walked outside and went to the nearest ice cream parlor; as they were walking, Johnny looked at Gregory's elbow and saw the band-aid that Sarah put on him was still there. "How's your elbow feeling, bud?" Gregory looked at his elbow and then at Johnny, "It's feeling much better."  "That's good to hear," Johnny replied. The boys found an ice cream parlor and walked inside; there were few people around them, so they had no trouble walking to the mini freezer near the counter to see what ice cream they wanted.

"I think I'm gonna have Rocky Road; what about you, bud?" Johnny said. Gregory was still looking at the many flavors they had, their Mint Chocolate ice cream looked good, but their Cookie Dough flavor was calling his name, "I choose Cookie Dough." He said. The boys told the woman behind the counter what ice cream they wanted. One medium Rocky Road cup for Johnny and one medium Cookie Dough cup for Gregory; they paid the cashier and sat on a bench outside to eat their ice cream.

Gregory ate a spoon full of ice cream, and a smile appeared on his face, "It's so good." Johnny was enjoying his Rocky Road alongside the more petite boy, "You can say that again, little dude." While eating their ice cream, Gregory saw a familiar face walking towards the ice cream parlor, "Sarah?" She looked at the source of the voice and smiled, "Hello, Gregory." Johnny looked at the woman and spoke up, "Are you the one who helped Gregory with his elbow?" Sarah looked at Johhny and nodded, "I am. Are you one of Gregory's friends?" Gregory put his ice cream down and stood up, "Oh right, Sarah, this is Johnny, Johnny, this is Sarah."

Sarah smiled and extended her hand toward Johnny, "It's nice to meet you, Johnny." "It's nice to meet you too, and thank you for helping Gregory." The taller boy replied, "What brings you here, Sarah?" Gregory asked. She turned her attention to the smaller boy and spoke up, "I come here sometimes on my days off from work." This made Gregory curious, "Work?" "I work at Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex," Sarah responded. This information caught Johnny by surprise, "Really?"  "Yes, it's a busy workplace, but I enjoy it," Sarah replied. Gregory looked at his remaining ice cream and saw it was quickly turning into a puddle; he let out a small gasp as he grabbed the cup and returned to eating what was left of his ice cream.

Sarah looked at the time and spoke up, "I should get going. I'm meeting a friend from work soon." She turned her attention to the boys and spoke again, "It was nice seeing you again, Gregory, and it was a pleasure to meet you, Johnny." She waved her hand, and the boys said goodbye; Johnny looked at Gregory and spoke up, "She's nice." "Yeah, she is," Gregory replied; the boys returned to eating their ice cream and threw the cups out when they were finished.

Gregory started to open his eyes and was still in Freddy's arms, but the bear was in rest mode; he looked at his Faz-Watch and saw it was 3:55 AM Tuesday. The bear turned back on and saw Gregory wide awake, "Hello, Gregory, did you sleep well?"  The little boy looked at Freddy and nodded; Freddy placed him on the sofa and asked him where he wanted to go. "Do you know where you want to go, Gregory?" The boy put a hand on his chin and started thinking about his options.

"Hm..." He didn't think much about it yesterday because he was so tired. The Faz-Cam sounds helpful, but going to Monty Golf could be dangerous because Monty could be lurking around there. Fazerblast sounded relatively easy, and the Fazerblaster does sound like a cool thing to have on hand. Gregory made up his mind and spoke up, "I want to go to Fazer Blast to get the Fazerblaster, Freddy." "Very well, Superstar, let us go to Fazer Blast," Freddy replied. Gregory checked his pockets to make sure he still had the Party Pass with him, he found it in one pocket, but he felt something else in another pocket; he pulled out the contents of it and realized it was the two CDs he found yesterday, he gave them to Freddy.

"Where did you find these two CDs, Gregory?" "I found one in the rehearsal room and the other in the sound booth." The boy responded. Freddy nodded his head and put them with the other CDs inside his dresser; he also placed the golden Freddy plush near his mirror. Gregory hopped into Freddy's chest cavity, and the bear left his room. He walked through a roll-up door and through a large waiting room that led to a long winding hallway; however, something at the end of the hallway caught the bear's attention. He looked at a CD in front of two cardboard cutouts of himself and Bonnie. "I should hold on to this." Freddy thought. When he walked into the atrium, he saw Monty walking towards his attraction, and the gator noticed him. 

"There you- wait, Freddy?" "Oh, why hello, Monty." The bear said. Monty didn't want to stick around Freddy for too long; things between them had been awkward since Bonnie disappeared, "Lemme guess you wanna run the shows again, don't ya?" "Now that you're functioning again." Freddy shook his head, "No. Officer Vanessa told me that you will be in charge of performances until Parts and Service say I am completely functional again and... I believe that is a wise decision."

Monty wasn't expecting Freddy to say that; he thought the bear would want his spot as leader back, "Ok then... What's that you're holding?" The gator asked as he pointed to the CD Freddy held in between two of his claws, "I found this disc in the nearby hallway; however, I am not sure what the contents of it are, so I am keeping it safe for now." The bear replied. Monty didn't care much about what was on that CD; he needed to know if Freddy saw Gregory.

"Have you seen that kid around here? Officer Vanessa said he got out of Lost and Found." "No. I have not." Freddy responded. This was mostly true; technically speaking, Freddy did not see Gregory in the atrium. "Can't you have any useful info, Freddy?"  The gator mentally groaned, "Alright then... I'm gonna go look for him again." Monty said as he went through the roll-up door leading to the entrance of Monty Golf. A sense of relief washed over Freddy, but he could still feel the awkward tension between him and Monty; he turned around and walked to the other side of the atrium.

Freddy walked past a large display with the name 'Fazer Blast' in between a rocket ship and a green planet with two yellow rings; he passed through an orange roll-up door and found himself at the entrance of Fazer Blast. The room had quite a few eye-catching space-themed decorations; there were lights in the shape of stars hanging on the walls, several cardboard cutouts of planets, the Glamrock animatronics in spacesuits, a fuzzy carpet with many prints of the planet Saturn, a little snack bar that had a Freddy shaped pinata hanging inside, and a small Ferris wheel close to the elevator.

Gregory left Freddy's chest cavity and walked past a key chain of Freddy wearing a spacesuit towards the elevator, but a S.T.A.F.F bot holding a small tablet was blocking his way. "Please show your Party Pass to enter this attraction." It said. Gregory took out the Party Pass and showed it to the bot, who scanned the pass with its tablet, the screen turned green, and the bot released some confetti, "Thank you. Please enjoy the attraction and have a fun time." The bot said as it rolled towards the snack bar; Freddy and Gregory entered the elevator and pushed the button to send the elevator down. While waiting, Gregory looked at Freddy and spoke up, "Hey, Freddy, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course, Gregory. What is it?" The bear said as he looked at the small boy, "I was wondering, have you heard about the Fazbear freak?" The child asked. Freddy looked a little troubled when he heard that question leave Gregory's mouth; he heard some whispers about the Fazbear freak from patrons and employees. Some claim that the Fazbear freak is the same person who killed those children many years ago, while others say that a former employee of Fazbear Entertainment could be the Fazbear freak. "Yes, I have heard rumors about that individual. They have been causing trouble for the Mega Pizzaplex. Why do you ask?" "Because I think that rabbit lady is the Fazbear freak," Gregory responded.

Freddy couldn't deny that possibility, but they would need more proof. The elevator doors opened, and they walked out; the room they were in was lit up by neon green and pink lights, multiple glowing stars on the walls, and some spotlights on the ceiling; the room also had four cutouts of the Glamrock animatronics in space suits behind a large counter, a small number of arcade machines in one corner of the room, a trophy case, and three doors leading to different rooms.

"Gregory, you need a higher security clearance to access the laser tag arena. There is a door on the left that will lead you to a security office." Freddy said. "Ok, Freddy, but do you know where the bathroom is? I have to pee." Gregory said, fortunately, Freddy knew where the restrooms were and pointed to a door on the right, "The restrooms are through that door." "Thank you, Freddy." The boy replied. He went to the boy's room and took care of business; after he was finished, he washed his hands at a sink that had a key chain of Chica wearing a spacesuit.

He walked out and saw something outside the trophy case; taking a closer look at it made him realize it was another CD, and he picked it up. "Freddy, would it be ok if I hold onto this for a while?" Freddy looked at the boy and nodded; Gregory smiled and put the CD in one of his pockets. He walked through the door on the left side of the room and entered a small hallway with a nearby bathroom with a key chain of Roxy in a spacesuit placed next to the sink's faucet, "There's another bathroom here? I could've just used this one."  The boy thought. It didn't matter now anyway; he needed to find the security office.

Gregory found the office, but an alarm went off as soon as he entered, "Gregory, they know you are here. Get the security badge and get out!" Freddy said through the boy's Faz-Watch, Gregory pressed the mini-Freddy's nose and took out the security badge, but there were two other things in the office; one was a message left by Sarah.

"The technicians convinced the kitchen staff to put out a recall notice. Due to the recent events of Chica attacking nearly anyone for that Monty Mystery Mix stuff, the kitchen staff is taking it off the menu, and the rest is being moved to the cold storage room behind Bonnie Bowl. At least until I can fix these problems Chica is experiencing, just one more reason for me to finish the new software chips. Speaking of which, the prototype chip in Freddy is still holding up well, even with that receiver disk inside him. I'm seeing more promising results from Bonnie, he's grown significantly calmer since I removed that disk from him, and he even wants to help Dave and me resolve this mystery at the Pizzaplex. I have a bad feeling about getting him involved; however, the disappearances are getting worse, and Bonnie has given me some data that could shine more light on this mystery. Maybe I should let him help us, perhaps he can pick up on things we can't, and he promised not to tell anyone else about this. I'm not too worried about his system getting infected by the virus, but I still need him to be very careful. I hope my bad feeling is wrong. - Sarah. B."

This gave Gregory a lot of important information: Bonnie was helping Sarah and Dave. Unfortunately, Sarah's bad feeling was right; something terrible happened to Bonnie, "Was he attacked because he found something important? Was the rabbit lady somehow involved?" Gregory wondered.

It does seem likely that the rabbit lady saw Bonnie as a threat and eliminated him. He also knows where to find that Monty Mystery Mix, but getting into Bonnie Bowl could be a problem; luckily, there was an orange present box in the security office, and he opened it. Inside was a pass with Bonnie Bowl on it, "Freddy. I found some pass that says Bonnie Bowl on it." Freddy's tone became happier when he heard what Gregory found. "What amazing luck, Gregory. You got an annual Bonnie Bowl unlimited pass. You can have free bowling for a whole year! Mega Pizzaplex entry not included. Shoe and ball rental fees still apply."

Having a way into Bonnie Bowl was good, but Gregory still needed to get his hands on a Fazerblaster; he walked out and returned to Freddy. The room now had security bots inside, but the boy managed to get past them and entered a glowing pink hallway; he turned around and saw Freddy not following him, "Freddy, what's wrong?" He asked, "I am sorry, Gregory. I can not enter with you; it would be considered cheating." Gregory didn't want to be separated from Freddy but knew arguing with him wouldn't get the boy anywhere and sighed, "Ok. I promise to be careful." Gregory entered a large room with multiple seats, a Freddy balloon floating around, and a S.T.A.F.F bot giving instructions.

Gregory was told that no running, pushing, or shoving of any kind was allowed and that he couldn't shoot other players in the eyes with the mini Fazerblaster, but they didn't matter since he was the only human there; he walked into another hallway which led to a room with an orange bench and a green bench, each bench had special helmets and small Fazerblasters. Gregory needed to wear a helmet and get a mini Fazerblaster before entering the arena; he placed one on his head and was told to go to the orange hallway.

He walked through the hallway and into an elevator where he heard the game's objective; he had to capture three different flags while ensuring he didn't run out of 'health' to win the Fazerblaster in the prize room. When the Fazerblaster runs out of energy, he must wait a few seconds for it to recharge. The doors opened, and he stepped into the arena.

Gregory was close to the green side of the maze and ran to the right, where he found the first flag he needed to capture; he pushed a button next to the flag and heard a message being played, "You have captured the flag! Time to defend the area Space Cadet." He saw a S.T.A.F.F bot wearing alien antennas making its way to the flag prompting him to blast the bot, "Capture the flag!" He fired the Fazerblaster, and the bot stopped; another bot was coming from the other side and hit Gregory's helmet, causing him to take damage, "Take this earthling."

He fired another laser and made the bot freeze; he blasted two more bots, then heard another message, "You have successfully defended the station! Move on to the next one, Space Cadet!" The boy ran towards the orange area but stopped when he saw Chica and turned back. "What is she doing here?!" He whispered to himself, this would make things a lot harder; Gregory ran back the way he came but stopped at a purple ramp leading up.

The boy ran up the ramp and up to one more which led to a small bridge. He crossed it and found himself in a purple area; a bot was getting close to him and opened fire at the boy, "Resistance is futile." He fired his Fazerblaster at the bot but missed and got hit twice, "This one is for Stewie." The boy fired again and landed a bullseye; once the bot stopped moving, he saw the purple base and pushed the button. Alien bots started coming from all directions and fired at Gregory, he managed to hit three of them, but Chica came out from a corner and saw the boy, "Gregory!"

His heart skipped a beat when he heard Chica's voice, and he turned to face her; the animatronic chicken ran towards the child but stopped after getting blasted in the face by a laser; she twitched a little and looked down at the floor, Gregory heard the alien bots attacking the base and ran back to get rid of them, after stopping three more bots he captured the purple flag. He heard Chica walking again and ran back the way he came; when he reached the bottom of the ramp, he turned around and saw the last area.

The boy blasted two more alien bots and entered the orange area; he took a left turn but reached a dead end and was hit by another alien bot, "Die Earth scum." The alien bot received a laser to the face, and Gregory turned around; he ran straight and took another left turn, where he found the last flag. He ran to the button and pushed it, summoning more alien bots. Gregory was out in the open; there was no cover for him to utilize until he found a corner and ducked behind it.

This gave him a good view of the flag, and he blasted two alien bots making their way to the flag; he couldn't hear Chica and kept blasting the alien bots. The guitarist walked near the flag, but Gregory hid behind the corner until she left; he saw a hidden room with an old black and white poster of Freddy. When Chica left, he came out and blasted another alien bot; after it stopped, the last flag was captured, and he heard another message, "You have defeated the alien army! Great job, Space Cadet! Proceed to the winner's elevator for your reward."

Gregory sighed in relief as he ran back through the orange area and found an elevator; he couldn't go in unless he returned the helmet and Fazerblaster he used; he put them into a wall slot and pushed the elevator button, making it go up. "Well done, Superstar! You won the Fazerblaster. Now go collect your prize from the Superstar Lounge." Freddy said. The doors opened, and Gregory ran through a green hallway until he reached the Superstar Lounge on the right; he saw a small golden Fazerblaster on the counter and took it; he also found an instruction manual about it. 

"Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of the Fazerblaster. To recharge the battery, firmly grasp the handle and shake it for a few seconds. Please be very careful when playing with other people; make sure the light dial is not set too high, or they could suffer eye damage." Gregory was about to walk out when he saw an open-air vent on the left side of the room, "Huh? Where does this vent go?" He was a little worried about possibly facing the mini Music Man again, but this time he could shoot a laser at the wind-up robot if it showed up.

He crawled up a steep ramp and came out after taking a right turn past a wall fan; he was on an elevated area above Fazer Blast; the boy walked towards another vent and saw a message in front of it.

"NEW HIRE SUMMARY - Head Security Guard. No prior qualifications. Internal reference (name withheld). I still have a bad feeling about this new hire. She shows up out of the blue, and weird things start happening here. I'll have to talk to the higher-ups about this new hire."

"New head security guard? Is this message talking about Vanessa?" The boy thought aloud; he entered the other vent and climbed up a series of ramps until he crawled out and saw a room resembling a hideout, "Freddy, that rabbit lady has a secret room above Fazer Blast. It looks like her name is "Vanny." Gregory said as he looked at the name spray painted on the wall. "Vanny." It is very similar to Vanessa... and Bunny. That can not be a coincidence." Freddy said; now they knew the mysterious rabbit lady's name.

Gregory thought more about it on his way back to the Superstar Longue. "Could Vanessa be the rabbit lady?"  But Vanessa is a security guard whose job is to protect the Mega Pizzaplex. Vanny is an animatronic rabbit, or at least she looks like one; Gregory and Freddy would need more proof to see if Vanessa and Vanny are the same. When Gregory arrived back in the Superstar Lounge, he could hear the mini Music Man behind him; now, he had a chance to try out his new Fazerblaster.

He aimed at the approaching wind-up toy and fired a laser at its face; the mini Music Man stopped moving and fell face-down on the cold metal floor, "Yes! Take that, you annoying robot!" Gregory cheered; he saw two pairs of sunglasses and took them with him. He returned to the green hallway and passed through a door that brought him back into the bench room. He walked through another hallway and saw Freddy waiting for him.   

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Gregory walked up to Freddy and showed him the Fazerblaster in his hand, "Well done Gregory, congratulations on winning the Fazerblaster." "Thank you, Freddy," Gregory replied with a smile; they entered the elevator and pushed the up button. During the ride back to the atrium, Gregory told Freddy about an idea he has been thinking about, "Freddy, I have an idea on how to help Chica get back to normal." Freddy's blue eyes locked on the boy, "You do? That is wonderful, Superstar! What is your idea?"

"So, I was thinking about using that Monty Myserty Mix stuff to get Chica's attention. Once she's distracted, I can put the software chip inside her!" Gregory said, "Although I'm not sure how to put it inside her, do you know if she has some kind of chip compartment thing, Freddy?" "Chica does have a chip compartment. It is located on the back of her neck," Freddy replied. Gregory's idea could work; Chica does indeed love Monty Mystery Mix, so using that will get the guitarist's attention. "We just have to get the Monty Mystery Mix from Bonnie Bowl," Gregory said. Part of Freddy started to feel sad; the bear doesn't go to Bonnie Bowl as often as he used to.

Things have felt different ever since Bonnie disappeared; without him going up to Bonnie Bowl just doesn't feel the same as it used to; it felt like a piece of Freddy was missing, like the attraction lost a lot of its charm. However, Freddy was going back there for a reason, to get the Monty Mystery Mix to help get his friend Chica back to her usual self; the singer has already lost one good friend, and he isn't about to lose another.

The elevator doors opened, and the two stepped out; a staircase was near the Fazer Blast snack bar, but a chained-up gate blocked it. Freddy opened up his cheat cavity and took out the CD he found earlier to make room for Gregory to climb into, which of course, the boy did; Freddy handed Gregory the CD, and he was safely tucked away; the bear walked back into the atrium and walked towards the escalators, he walked up to the third floor and turned to see the giant wall art of Bonnie on the east side of the third floor.

Looking at the dark indigo rabbit in a burgundy and tan bowling shirt with a dark red bowtie holding a bowling ball brought back some memories of the animatronic rabbit. Freddy let Gregory out of his chest cavity, and the boy looked at a S.T.A.F.F bot holding a tablet in front of the elevator, "Please show your pass to enter this attraction." It said. Gregory took out the Bonnie Bowl Pass and gave it to the bot to scan; when it was finished, it released some confetti and rolled to the side, "Thank you. Please enjoy the attraction and have a fun time."

They walked in and pushed the button to send the elevator up; Freddy was feeling a sense of sorrow flow through his systems. Gregory could tell Freddy was feeling sad and spoke up, "Freddy, are you ok? You look sad." Freddy turned his attention to the little brown-haired boy and responded, "I am sorry, Gregory, I... do not come up here often anymore. I miss him." Gregory picked up the sadness in Freddy's tone, this must be hard for the singer, and Gregory understands how Freddy feels; he remembers Sarah promising to take the boy on a special tour of the Pizzaplex, but since she was attacked and is in critical condition, he does feel sad that he couldn't spend his first visit to the Pizzaplex with her.

The boy held Freddy's paw to help comfort the bear; Freddy felt Gregory's hand touching his paw and looked down at him, "I know how you feel, Freddy. Sarah promised to give me a special tour of the Pizzaplex for my first visit but... She didn't get the chance since she's... In the hospital." That mention of the word hospital made Freddy remember something about Sarah, but he felt that now would not be a good time to mention it to Gregory; the doors opened, and the two walked into a large, dark lobby with multiple display cases holding bowling balls and two roll-up doors with bowling pins on them at the back of the room. They walked to the roll-up door in front of them, but Gregory spotted a message not far from it.

"MANAGEMENT REPORT - The bowling alley needs a re-theme. While most of the Bonnie art was removed, kids keep asking, 'Where's Bonnie?' Do we have an officially approved response?"

"What?! They removed the Bonnie art?!" Gregory angrily said in his mind, it feels like the higher-ups completely forgot about Bonnie when he disappeared, and removing artwork of him from his attraction feels like an insult to his memory. "I hope not all of the Bonnie art is gone." Gregory thought. He only knows about Bonnie from reading several messages; the boy hasn't seen what Bonnie looks like at all.  They walked through the roll-up door and entered an arcade area.

Freddy remembers seeing laughing kids playing the arcade games in this part of the attraction; now, there were security bots patrolling around the arcade. Gregory managed to get past the security bots and made his way down a few stairs to the bowling lanes; Freddy remembered how the bowling lanes were jam-packed with kids and their families. Bonnie always taught kids how to bowl and had a special trick to help kids get spares and strikes; there was even a time when a bowling tournament was held here. Seeing the now empty lanes was a painful reminder of how Bonnie Bowl lost its charm; Gregory found a message near one of the bowling lanes.

"MAINTENANCE LOG - There's a Princess Quest 1 machine in the building. An actual standup arcade! It used to be in Bonnie Bowl, but now it's gone. Did someone move it?  I guess the devs pulled it from that old mobile game Silver Parasol Games made. Why port to an arcade though? - Dave."

"Princess Quest?" Gregory thought. He remembers seeing an arcade machine with that title in Vanny's hideout. "Was she the one who moved the game there?" The boy was snapped out of his thoughts when he saw a plush toy near the stairs.

The toy was a dark indigo rabbit wearing a pair of yellow star-shaped sunglasses similar to Monty's, a red bowtie with two black buttons underneath it, two black straps with magenta highlights at the end of each strap that connected to a pair of magenta pants that covered its left leg and a quarter of its right leg. Half of its right leg was covered by a black print; the toy had two small red earrings on its right ear and a pair of spiked wristbands on its arms. It also had two yellow stars on its chest and one star on the right side of its face.

"Is this what Bonnie looks like? He looks cool." Gregory whispered to himself. The boy put the plush toy down as he saw Freddy walk into an ice cream parlor area and stopped at a small stage that said: "Superstar Stage" on a placard. The stage's curtains were drawn, and there was a sign that said "out of order" Freddy remembered all the fun times that he and Bonnie had on that little stage; they used to perform special comedy routines to entertain kids.

Seeing it like this made the bear feel miserable; Freddy felt something holding his paw and turned to see Gregory standing beside him. "Did you and Bonnie use to perform on that stage?" Gregory asked, "Yes, Bonnie and I performed special shows for kids on that stage, Gregory." Freddy replied. The boy noticed a CD in front of the curtain and grabbed it; this was the 8th CD they found; who left it there anyway?  Freddy turned his head and saw the door to the cold storage area behind the counter, "Good news Gregory that door will lead you to the storage area where the Monty Mystery Mix is located." Freddy said, changing the subject.

Gregory entered the storage room and looked around for the Monty Mystery Mix; he rubbed his hands together to try and stay warm; he walked into a room with a staircase and went downstairs. It led to a door that was blocked off by a stack of heavy boxes; however, a golden plushie of Monty was next to the large box stack; Gregory picked up the plushie and went back upstairs; he went to the far end of the room and found what he was looking for. "Yes! Freddy, I found the Monty Mystery Mix!"

"Well done, Superstar. You can wrap the Monty Mystery Mix in plastic and let me carry it in my chest cavity," Freddy said; Gregory nodded his head and grabbed some plastic, and wrapped the frozen green mix; when he was finished, Freddy opened his chest cavity, and Gregory placed the wrapped mix inside. When he was finished, Gregory found a message nearby.

"It looks like my bad feeling was right; Bonnie has disappeared. He told me that he picked up something in Monty Golf and went to investigate, but he didn't return, all that was left were the jumping mechanisms that were in his knees, and we don't know where the rest of him is. I can't help but feel partly responsible for Bonnie's disappearance; a lot of people are upset by what happened, especially Freddy and Chica. Those three were very close friends. I'll have to look through the camera footage to see what happened in Monty Golf; hopefully, I can find something that will help me find Bonnie; in the meantime, I'm going to keep some of Bonnie's spare parts inside the nearby storage room in Parts and Service so I can use them to repair Bonnie when I find him. Management has a few announcements to make this Thursday evening at the staff party, attendance is mandatory, but I still think it's worthwhile to hear what they have to say. - Sarah. B."

"So Sarah tried to find Bonnie." Gregory thought. It wasn't Sarah's fault that Bonnie disappeared, but was she able to find something that could identify Bonnie's attacker? That mention of the staff party made Gregory wonder what announcements Management made that night; he had a feeling that one of them was about having Monty be the new bass player for the band. He and Freddy walked out of the cold room and started to leave Bonnie Bowl, but they saw something on the bowling lanes that they didn't expect to find up here.

"Endos!? What are they doing up here?" Gregory whispered; Freddy was very confused by the sight as well, "I am not sure. Perhaps you can use your Fazerblaster against them." That's right, Gregory still has that with him; he pulled it out and took aim, he fired a laser at one of the Ednos, and it slumped down, looking at the floor. "Yes!" The boy cheered; he fired three more lasers at the remaining Endos and ran out of Bonnie Bowl with Freddy and reached the exit; they went back to the elevator and pushed the button to send it back to the atrium.

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Freddy looked at Gregory and asked him what the next step of his plan was. "Gregory, now that you have the Monty Mystery Mix, what is the next step of your plan?" "Well, the next step is placing the mix somewhere where Chica will find it, but it can't be in a place with security bots or where Monty and Roxy are," Gregory replied. Freddy was thinking about a location where Chica often goes that doesn't have any security bots and where the others don't frequently go to. Then he found the ideal location for Gregory to place the Monty Mystery Mix.

"Hmm... I would suggest going to the kitchen, Gregory. Chica goes there more frequently than the others, and there are not many security bots in that area." A wide grin appeared on Gregory's face; the kitchen was the perfect location for his plan; he remembers the last time he entered the kitchen when he had to make a pizza to distract the animatronic chicken. "The kitchen sounds perfect, Freddy! Let's go!"

Suddenly they heard a growling noise, and the boy placed his hands on his stomach; Freddy was able to piece the situation together; Gregory was hungry. "Gregory, are you feeling hungry?" The boy looked at Freddy and tried to reassure him that he was ok, "Well, just a little. But it's ok, Freddy; I'm not that hungry." Despite the boy's words, his stomach was saying otherwise; Freddy knew that Gregory needed to be fed before he could save Chica; however, going to the kitchen right now was risky.

Luckily he knew where he should be able to find food for Gregory that wasn't too far from the kitchen; the bear recalled Chica having a small bakery on the second floor of the atrium, many wonderful treats are made there, and Chica hardly goes there after hours due to the bakery not having any pizza-related materials.

"Gregory, there is a bakery on the second floor of the atrium that has many tasty treats. We should go there first before you go back into the kitchen." Gregory looked at Freddy and reluctantly nodded, "Maybe you're right, Freddy; I shouldn't start the next part of the plan on an empty stomach." The elevator doors opened, and Gregory followed Freddy to the bakery. They climbed down the escalator and made their way to the other side of the second floor, the boy followed Freddy through a roll-up door that led to a hallway, and he could see two attractions: Monty Golf and another one that looked similar to a beach.

Gregory wanted to see what was down there, but he didn't want to fall behind Freddy; he could always come back and see what that beach area was when Chica returned to normal. The boy followed Freddy through the long hallway and passed through another roll-up door; they entered a dark room with a large metallic structure in the center. The structure had two large tubes colored pink and blue attached to its roof, a few posters of Chica on the walls, and a big cupcake placed above giant yellow letters that spelled "Let's Eat!!!" 

"Is that the bakery, Freddy?" Gregory asked. The bear nodded in response, there was a security bot near the front doors, and Gregory stunned it with his Fazerblaster after a few tries, "These security bots are a lot harder to hit than the ones from Fazer Blast and the Endos." The boy thought. The security bots were much faster than the Endos and could only be stunned if the laser hit in between their eyes. Gregory entered the bakery and looked at what treats were inside, the bakery had some cakes and doughnuts inside the display cases, but a few were smashed and had some empty trays; Chica must have been inside earlier to take some sweets with her.

He turned his head and saw some muffins and cake pops next to a giant golden cupcake; Gregory peeled off the wrapper and started munching down on those muffins, they were a little stale, but Gregory didn't mind; the experience of being a homeless kid has taught him not to be picky with food. Freddy noticed the boy's ravenous appetite and chuckled, "You must have been very hungry, Superstar. However, please be careful when you are chewing. I do not want you to choke."

The boy looked at Freddy with a content smile and nodded his head; Freddy knows how to use the Heimlich maneuver in case of emergencies; he and Chica once used it to save a pair of twins from choking on some chewing gum. When Gregory was eating some cake pops, he noticed another one of those CDs he and Freddy had been collecting leaning against the side of the golden cupcake; he grabbed it and placed it in the pocket with the other CDs, good thing his cargo shorts had deep pockets.

When he was finished eating, he threw out the wrappers and cake pop sticks; the boy felt a chill in the air, which caused him to shiver. Freddy noticed this and spoke up, "Gregory, are you alright?" The shivering boy looked at the bear and nodded, "Y-Yeah, just a little cold." Freddy did feel the sudden temperature change in the room and didn't want Gregory to feel cold; he started looking around the bakery for something he could use and found something hanging in the bathroom at the back.

Closer inspection showed the object to be a small gray hoodie; he took it off the wall and saw two magnets resembling Chica and Monty on the wall behind it. He gave the hoodie to Gregory and asked him to put it on, "Here, Gregory. This will help you." The child took the hoodie with his shaking hands, walked into the bathroom, and put it over his blue shirt; it felt a little loose, so he pulled the drawstrings to tighten it. He looked in the mirror to see how the hoodie looked on him, "This looks cool. What do you think, Freddy?" The bear looked at the boy and smiled, "You look great, Superstar."

Gregory started feeling a warm, fuzzy feeling inside him after hearing Freddy's compliment, "Thank you." He said. When they were back in the main room, Gregory peaked into a small storage room and saw something out of the corner of his eye; it was a pink arcade cabinet that said "Chica's Feeding Frenzy" on the top of the machine; he also found a message next to the game.

"MAINTENANCE LOG - Chica's Feeding Frenzy won't turn off. Even when it's unplugged, the game just kept running. There is no way it has that much residual charge, and who moved it into the bakery anyway? It's supposed to be in the East Arcade, not here. I should take a look at it; the game might have the same problem that "Street Skate Superstar" had. - Dave."

This made Gregory remember what Dave found inside "Street Skate Superstar" he found a transmitter and brought it to Sarah, could there be a transmitter inside this game too? He can't open the game up and see if there is one inside, but he also remembered Sarah saying that the transmitter's signal weakened when Dave beat "Street Skate Superstar" after eliminating certain purple objects. If he did the same thing here, maybe the transmitter inside it would weaken as well.

Gregory reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a quarter he had brought from "home." He inserted it into the machine and started playing. He had some experience playing arcade games in the past with Abby, Clair, and Johnny, so this shouldn't be too hard.

Gregory was in control of a small white object that fired out small yellow triangles; he saw a few light pink balloon-like things and fired at them; the balloon-like objects grew bigger and bigger until they burst, dropping small coin-like objects, and the boy picked them up and saw a message on the side saying the next wave was coming in. He saw a few small orange triangles when the third wave came in; he thought they were health items but took damage when he touched one.

The boy fired at the orange triangles, and they disappeared in one hit; when the fifth wave came in, he saw a giant rainbow ball firing at him, he continued firing at the glowing orb, but something else caught his attention. A small purple triangle appeared on the screen, he attacked the purple triangle until it was destroyed, and when it was gone, he went back to attacking the glowing rainbow ball. It dropped many coin-like objects and a power-up when it was destroyed; now he could fire a spread shot, he saw a light blue balloon-like thing in the seventh wave, and this one fired black circles at Gregory.

Getting rid of them was a little tricky, but he managed to eliminate them without taking too much damage; a large green balloon-like object appeared and was destroyed after taking a lot of hits. Another rainbow ball appeared along with another small purple triangle; Gregory prioritized getting rid of the purple triangle before taking out the rainbow ball; his new power-up was a rapid-fire stream of candy that quickly got rid of any triangles or balloon-like objects on the screen.

He picked up a sparkling piece of cotton candy, and the screen changed to rainbow colors, followed by a message saying, "Let's Eat!" Gregory was invincible in this state; anything touching him instantly dropped coins.

The last rainbow ball and purple triangle appeared on the screen, and the boy made short work of both things and won the game. After seeing "Game Over" on the screen, he and Freddy heard something coming from outside the bakery; they peaked out the front doors and saw Chica rapidly twitching while a dark purple glow came from her eyes; when the twitching stopped, the purple glow from her eyes grew very dim and became a much lighter shade of purple, the glow disappeared, and Chica walked away.

"I think the transmitter's signal weakened Freddy." The boy said, "I believe you are right." The bear replied. They walked out of the bakery and back to the atrium to make their way toward the kitchen. Gregory saw something underneath a table and looked at it; it was a device that looked like an orange computer chip.

"Freddy, do you know what this chip thing is?" The boy asked as he gave it to Freddy; he knew what that chip was, "Gregory, this is an enhancement chip. It will allow me to increase my battery's power level." "Would you mind installing it for me? Just open the compartment on my back and put the chip inside." Freddy turned around and bent down to Gregory's height for the boy to install the chip; once it was inside Freddy, the boy closed up the compartment, and Freddy stood up again.

They walked into the kitchen using the door close to the vent near the Sides & Salads bar; they entered a dark room with a conveyor belt and a strange type of elevator. Gregory found a message next to a balled-up Freddy shirt.

"ATTENTION KITCHEN STAFF - Parts and Service is concerned that Chica will suffer heavy damage if she ever gets caught in the trash compactor. Always double-check the compactor before use. Do not use the compactor to dispose of pizza, pizza-flavored items, or pizza-scented materials (especially Monty's Mystery Mix!). Otherwise, her replacement cost will come out of your paycheck." 

"The trash compactor? That's it!" Gregory thought. The trash compactor was the perfect place to put the Monty Mystery Mix; he would need to make sure the compactor was off since he wanted to save Chica, not destroy her. 

"Freddy, I think we should put the Monty Mystery Mix in the pizza kitchen." The boy said, "Very well, Gregory, let us go." The bear replied. If they were going to put Gregory's plan into action, they needed to do it now because Freddy's battery was starting to run low. They entered the pizza kitchen, and Freddy took out the Monty Mystery Mix from his chest cavity; once it was out, he clutched his stomach, "Freddy? Are you ok?" Gregory asked. Freddy looked at him and quickly reassured him, "Do not worry, Gregory, I just need to recharge; a recharge station is nearby, so I will not be too far away from you.

Gregory didn't want to be separated from Freddy again but had a feeling that Freddy wouldn't like the idea of luring Chica into the trash compactor, so he had to carry out the plan himself. "Ok, Freddy, I understand. Don't worry; I'll be careful." Gregory said. Freddy looked at Gregory one last time before walking to the recharge station in the other room, "Good luck, Superstar." Now it was just Gregory; with no moment to lose, he started pushing the wrapped box toward the trash compactor but stopped when he saw a message nearby.

"SAFETY FIRST - 1) Fill the garbage compactor. 2) Prime the compactor engine by pushing the button in the kitchen storage room (follow the cable to find it). 3) Press the hanging activation button in front of the compactor. IMPORTANT: Make sure all employees and S.T.A.F.F. are clear of the compactor before step 3."

"This is good to know," Gregory said to himself; before he could place the box in the compactor, he needed to make sure that it had no power to function. He followed the cable into the storage room, where he saw a purple generator with a glowing red light, "Ok, the generator is off." He said to himself, but just to be safe, Gregory pulled the plug out of the wall socket, which caused the red light to disappear.

"Good, now the trash compactor won't turn on." Gregory went back into the pizza kitchen and placed the Monty Mystery Mix into the trash compactor, and removed the plastic wrap around it. The boy took cover and pulled out his Fazerblaster, and shook it to make sure it was charged; Chica picked up the mix's scent and followed it.

"I smell pizza!" She approached the trash compactor and started eating the green mix, "Yummy!" She said as she was stuffing her face, Gregory slowly peaked out and saw Chica eating; he crept towards the guitarist and took aim in case she turned around.

She stopped eating and looked behind her; she caught a glimpse of Gregory before he fired the Fazerblaster at her, causing her to fall; Gregory took this chance to run up to Chica. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He said as he jumped onto the animatronic chicken's back and opened the chip compartment on her neck; he pulled out a software chip, placed it inside her compartment, and closed it.

Chica was letting out a few technical noises, and her eyes released the dim purple glow earlier, but after a few seconds, her eyes flashed light blue and stopped. A message in light blue letters appeared on Chica's HUD, "Virus removal complete, systems rebooting." Chica slowly started to wake up; she heard a voice call out to her, "Chica? Chica, are you ok?" She turned her head to the little boy calling her, "I think so, but who are-" Suddenly, Gregory heard a buzzing sound and was shoved into Chica; they tumbled down.

The attacker pressed the compactor's button and activated the machine. Chica grabbed the little boy and held him tight; luckily, a pipe was able to stop the trash compactor from squishing them. Gregory looked to see who pushed him and saw Vanny looking directly at the boy, the compactor's ceiling went back up, but a trap door opened, and Chica and Gregory fell through with the rest of the garbage screaming. Vanny laughed maniacally at her work, "See you soon."        

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Gregory and Chica were still falling from the trash compactor to who knows where. Chica momentarily lost her hold on the boy but grabbed his arm; unfortunately, she hit a large metal beam and received some damage. They landed on top of a trash pile and tumbled down; they found themselves in a large, dark underground area filled with garbage. Gregory got a bruise on his left leg, and Chica was primarily intact; her stomach hatch was damaged from the fall, and she could not open it.

She looked at Gregory to see if he was injured, "Oh my goodness, are you, ok sweetie? Let me see if you have any injuries." "Oh dear, you have a small bruise. Does it hurt, sweetie?" Gregory looked at the guitarist and shook his head, "No. It doesn't hurt that much." Chica had so many questions about this boy running through her processors, but before she could open her beak, Freddy spoke through the boy's Faz-Watch. "Gregory? Can you hear me, Gregory? Are you and Chica ok? Where are you?" Freddy said with worry in his voice, "Freddy! I can hear you. Chica and I are ok, but we fell down the trash chute and were stuck underground." Gregory responded. That put some of Freddy's concerns at ease, but he had no idea how they could have fallen down the trash chute.

"The trash chute? Oh no. You are in the underground sewer; all the trash from the kitchen's trash compactor falls into that area. You must get out of there quickly." Freddy said, "The boy's name is Gregory?" Chica thought. She had a feeling that was his name, but she couldn't remember why; her memories of the past two days were corrupted, and she didn't know why. "How do we get out of here, Freddy?" Gregory asked. But before Freddy could answer that, Chica spoke up, "There should be a parking garage close by that leads to the loading docks; we can find a door leading to it down here." "Chica is right," Freddy said.

Hearing about that parking garage made Gregory feel a little better, "Ok Freddy, we're going there right now." The boy said, "Good luck, Superstar. Chica, please help Gregory and be careful down there." The bear replied. "Of course, Freddy. I'll make sure nothing bad happens to him." Chica said. She still wanted to ask questions about who Gregory was, but she knew that she needed to get him out of this sewer pronto. Being surrounded by mountains of trash is not a healthy environment for a child. 

Chica helped Gregory climb up a pile of cement blocks and into a tunnel filled with trash; she picked up Gregory and held him in her arms. "I don't want you to step on something that will hurt you." She said. Gregory realized that Chica had a good point; he might step on a nail and hurt his foot; he stepped on sharp objects in the past, which was one reason his shoes had many holes in them. Chica jumped down and climbed up another platform on the other side of the tunnel and went through a door; they entered a room that was lit by a few lights strung along the walls; they saw a charge box on the wall and a large fence blocking their way, Chica tried to open it, but it was locked.

"Is there any way for us to unlock the gate, Chica?" The boy asked. Chica looked at the gate again before responding. "There should be a generator nearby that will open the door." She pointed to a cable running into a tunnel and continued, "If we follow that cable, we can find it." She walked into the tunnel, following the cable past piles of trash, and entered a room lit up by flickering purple lights with a few broken Parts and Service bins.

She followed the cable until she found the generator, "There it is." She said. Gregory was placed down and turned on the generator, but after he did that, he and Chica started to hear a strange beeping sound, "Huh? What's making that sound?" Gregory asked.

"I'm not sure, but stay close to me, sweetie," Chica responded as she held the boy's hand; on their way back to the tunnel, the beeping sound grew louder until its source came out from the trash piles in the room. S.T.A.F.F bots emerged from the garbage, but something about them looked different; they looked rusty and had creepy smiles painted on their faces; they also had white eyes that were leaking a black fluid down their faces, they reminded Gregory of that creepy black and white toy that he found in the Utility tunnels.

The sight of them caused Gregory to recoil in fear. Chica picked him up and started running through the tunnel, "Hold on to me, sweetie!" They saw a few more of those creepy bots stick their rusty arms out of the trash piles, and some were pulling themselves out of the filth that hid them. Chica reached the gate and pushed the button to open it, the gate swung open, and Chica ran through; one of those S.T.A.F.F bots was rapidly crawling along the floor following Chica; she ran across a few wooden planks and saw one break, sending the chasing bot down into a pit.

She climbed up onto some pipes and more wood, walking into a dark tunnel; they saw some pink lights showing another locked gate, and the cable for it led into a corridor. Chica followed it but stopped when she saw where it kept going; it continued farther down past three wooden planks.

"Chica, what's wrong?" Gregory asked. She looked at the boy and spoke up," I'm sorry, sweetie, but I don't think those wooden planks can hold my weight." Gregory looked closer at the planks and saw that the rotten wood did look unstable, but it also looked like it could support Gregory's weight, "Chica, I might be able to get across and find the generator." Chica looked at the boy with a shocked expression, "What?! That is a dangerous thing to do, sweetie. What if more of those S.T.A.F.F bots come out and attack you?"

That was indeed a possibility, but Gregory wasn't defenseless; he reached into one of his pockets, pulled out the Fazerblaster, and showed it to Chica; good thing everything in his pockets survived the fall. "It'll be ok, Chica; I have a Fazerblaster; Freddy told me that it can stun animatronics and... I used this to stun you while eating the Monty Mystery Mix in the kitchen. "He used it to stun me in the kitchen?" She thought. Chica didn't like the idea of Gregory going into that dark corridor alone, but she couldn't see any other way past that gate other than turning on the generator to open it. "Ok, sweetie, but please be very careful." Chica said, "I will." The boy responded; he held the Fazerblaster in his hand and walked across the wooden planks following the cable.

He saw multiple paths, and the cable continued across a piece of wood on the ceiling; he took a left turn and ran down a passage; the cable was lined up along the wall and took another left turn to the second generator. The boy turned it on and started following the cable back to Chica, but he heard rustling sounds coming from a bunch of trash behind him and quickened his pace. Another one of those creepy S.T.A.F.F bots came out, and Gregory responded by blasting it in the face with his Faserblaster; he ran through the passage and reached the wooden planks again; he ran across them, and stopped in front of Chica to catch his breath.

"Are you ok, sweetie?" She asked. Gregory responded by nodding his head. They opened the second gate and passed through, but only a short time after they did, something caught their attention. Flickering pink lights were coming from a trash pile close to them, "What's making those lights?" The boy asked. Chica kept looking at those lights and realized what they could be coming from. "It... it can't be. Could it!?" She said as she started digging through the garbage pile in search of the light's source, "Chica?" Gregory asked.

He didn't know what caught the animatronic chicken's attention, but he wanted to help her find whatever she was interested in. He shoved a handful of trash aside and kept digging in the spot Chica was; they stopped when they saw the source of the light, Gregory's mouth dropped open, and Chica stood there in disbelief.

"Bonnie!? Is that you?!" Chica shouted. Gregory looked at the animatronic rabbit's dark indigo head and glowing pink eyes; his body was nowhere to be seen, and his ears and sunglasses were missing. Chica picked up Bonnie's head and scanned it, "His main system is still functional. We have to fix him." "Don't worry, Chica, we will. Sarah said that she kept a box of parts for Bonnie in a storage room in Parts and Service," Gregory said, mentioning Sarah's name made the guitarist curious.

"How did you know Sarah Brooks?" She asked, but a barking sound came from the tunnel behind them before Gregory could answer.

Gregory's eyes widened when he heard the sound; he knew what was coming, "Oh no! That guard dog is coming!" This surprised Chica, "The K-9 unit? What is it doing down here?" Gregory looked at Chica nervously, "I don't know, but it attacked Freddy yesterday when he helped me get away from it, "What!?" Chica said.

 "How could this be? Freddy is registered in the system. The K-9 shouldn't be able to recognize Freddy as an intruder... unless it's malfunctioning." Chica placed Bonnie's head on the ground and walked towards the tunnel, "Sweetie, I need you to cover your ears." "O-Ok," The boy said as he placed his hands over his ears; when the K-9 unit came into view, Chica opened her beak, let out a loud scream, and stopped the metal dog in its tracks. Her scream also caused a trash pile to fall in front of her and the K-9 unit; Gregory picked up Bonnie's head and followed Chica away from the tunnel; they didn't want to stick around and wait for that angry pooch to dig itself out.

"What was that?" Gregory asked, "That was a side effect of my new voice box; it can make a vocal pitch that can stun other animatronics." The guitarist replied. That's right, one of the messages Gregory found said that she tried to sing with that voice box, and it didn't end well. They entered a room with blue lights, passed through a door, and walked up a flight of stairs leading to the parking garage; two security bots that looked like those creepy S.T.A.F.F bots were patrolling the area.

Gregory fired his Fazerblaster at them and stunned the bots. They reached an exit that was blocked off by a gate, Chica tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge, "I'm sorry, sweetie, but it looks like this gate can't be opened from this side; perhaps we can-" Chica was cut off after an eerie voice called out from the other side. "Are you having fun yet?" Gregory froze in terror as he heard that question; that creepy buzzing sound rang in his ears, and Chica's vision started getting fuzzy; she saw a figure descending a ramp, but it looked like it was covered in pixels due to her fuzzy vision. She didn't know what was coming, but whatever it was, it was bad news.

She picked up Gregory and started running, "What is that thing?" She asked. "It's a white rabbit lady named Vanny; she's trying to get me!" Gregory responded, "A white rabbit? There isn't a white rabbit animatronic in the Pizzaplex." Chica thought. She found a locked gate and turned on a nearby generator to open the gate.

They ran through a long hallway and entered a very disturbing room. Gregory was speechless; there were dozens of S.T.A.F.F bot heads lined up on the floor and notes scattered everywhere, "Did Vanny do this?" He thought Chica could tell the room was bothering him and immediately started walking up the stairs; she glanced at a group of S.T.A.F.F bots wearing different clothing huddled around a table with an old rabbit poster on it. There was something familiar about how those bots looked, but she couldn't remember exactly what; she kept climbing the stairs until she reached the top and entered a dark storage room in the kitchen area.   

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Chica and Gregory saw a locked gate with a yellow speaker box attached to it, "How are we going to open this gate?" The boy asked, "Allow me, sweetie." Chica replied as she placed Gregory down; she walked up to the speaker box, let out a static hiss from her beak, and the gate opened; Gregory stood there in amazement, still holding Bonnie's head, "That was so cool. Thank you, Chica." "You're welcome, sweetie." She responded. They walked through and passed an old poster on the wall; Chica called Freddy to let him know they were ok, "Freddy. We are out of the sewer and are close to the kitchen locker rooms."

"That is wonderful news, Chica! I am so glad that you and Gregory escaped." Freddy replied. Chica looked at Gregory and Bonnie's head and saw how dirty they were before looking at herself, "We should get cleaned up before going back to you, Freddy. We will meet you in Parts and Service. We have also found something you need to see." The boy heard what Chica said and looked at his skin and clothing to see how dirty he was. They did just get out of a sewer filled with garbage, and Gregory hadn't taken a shower in two days, so now was a good time to take one, "Very well then. I will meet you in Parts and Service Chica." Freddy replied. Gregory followed Chica into the locker room to get cleaned up.

She grabbed some towels, a bottle of bleach, and a few cleaning cloths, which were hiding a balled-up red and black shirt that looked similar to the one Roxy wears; she placed the items into a bin and rolled it to the shower stalls. Chica looked through each stall until she found one with soap; she opened the bleach bottle, poured some on a cleaning cloth, and wiped the stall's floor and handles; when it was clean, she placed the dirty cloth on the railing of the bin.

"Ok, sweetie, now you can use the shower; make sure you wash your hands well," Chica said. Gregory felt uncomfortable about undressing in front of Chica and Bonnie's head, so he asked her to look away, "Thank you, Chica. Um, could you... look away." Chica imminently understood what he meant by that, "Of course, sweetie, I will take Bonnie's head and clean it around the corner, don't forget to empty your pockets too. I will also take your clothes to the cleaning room to wash them." Gregory nodded and emptied his pockets; he placed all the items he had in a nearby locker and went back to the shower to get undressed; Chica left the towels outside the shower and took the boy's dirty clothes to the cleaning room.

While Gregory was getting himself cleaned up, Chica placed Gregory's clothes in a washing machine, set the water level to a low level, poured detergent in the machine while the water was filling it up, and closed it. She took another cleaning cloth and poured bleach on it; she scrubbed Bonnie's head, carefully avoiding the rabbit's exposed circuits and wires; when he was grime-free, Chica picked up a bottle of a special solution and used it to clean up Bonnie's inner components.

After Bonnie's head was all clean, Chica started cleaning herself, she couldn't clean her chest cavity due to her stomach hatch being broken, but she'll be able to do that in a special room in Parts and Service. Since Chica ate from the garbage multiple times in the past, the technicians set up a special room to remove any garbage inside her chest cavity. When the guitarist was all clean, she heard the washing machine buzzing, "Excellent, his clothes are clean. Now to put them in the dryer." She said as she removed the wet clothes from the washing machine and put them inside a dryer.

She took a fabric softener sheet, threw it in with the clothes, and turned the dryer on after closing it. Chica also wanted to make sure that Gregory's shoes and Faz-Watch were clean as well; she grabbed a bottle of disinfectant spray and wiped the Faz-Watch before going to town on the boy's shoes. She kept spraying until every last germ on those shoes was gone. Gregory finished his shower, and Chica came back with his now clean, dry clothes, "Your clothes are all dry. I will leave them inside the bin for you when you are finished."

"Thank you, Chica." The boy said. She placed the bin outside the shower stall and walked around the corner; while she was waiting, she looked at the golden Monty plush toy inside the open locker and was surprised to see it.

Gregory got dressed and went to get the things he found, "This is one of the golden plushies that went missing! Where did you find it?" Chica said. "I found that plush toy in a storage room in Bonnie Bowl." "In Bonnie Bowl? I wonder what was it doing up there?" Chica said. "Freddy and I also found another golden plush toy of Freddy in Monty's room," Gregory said. Chica felt this was an appropriate time for her to scan Gregory to see his guest profile, "Hold still, sweetie, I need to scan you." She said as two blue rays of light came out of her eyes and scanned Gregory's face, "Hm... That's odd your guest profile isn't showing up for me. Your name is Gregory, right?" Gregory nodded his head at the question, "Y-Yes."

"How did you get trapped inside the Pizzaplex, Gregory?" Chica asked. Gregory looked her in the eyes and responded, "W-Well, you see, after Freddy collapsed on stage I... I snuck down to Parts and Service and hid inside Freddy to hide from the security guards." "I tried to escape through the front doors but didn't make it in time." Chica was shocked to hear that Gregory entered Freddy's chest cavity and hid in there. She was also sad to hear that Gregory couldn't escape before the doors locked, which led to her next question for the boy, "Did you try to find another way to escape?"

"Yes, Freddy told me about the Loading Docks and the Fire Escape in the Prize Counter, I tried both, but the Fire Escape wouldn't open because I'm not a VIP, and someone changed the security clearance for the Loading Dock controls. I tried to get out there on Sunday, but you tried to get me. Now Freddy says that my best chance of getting out is waiting until the doors reopen on Friday at 6 AM."

Bits of Chica's memory started returning after hearing what Gregory said. She remembered eating some pizza and eating the Monty Mystery Mix moments before her memory went blank again. "I tried to get you?" She asked, "Well, your system was infected by a virus, and I put one of Sarah's software chips inside you. I know about them because I read some messages about Sarah creating software chips and trying to solve a mystery involving the Pizzaplex, and I know Sarah because I met her. She helped treat an injury for me." Gregory replied.

Chica was processing all the information given to her. So Gregory met Sarah, stayed hidden longer than he expected, got locked inside the Pizzaplex, couldn't find another way out, and is trying to avoid getting caught until Friday at 6 AM while also trying to help the other animatronics with whatever virus was infecting their systems. "Thank you for telling me, sweetie. I'm glad that Freddy is helping you, and I'll help you as well." Chica said. Gregory's eyes shot wide open when he heard what Chica said. "Y-You will?"

The guitarist giggled. "Of course, I will, sweetie. It would be irresponsible for me not to help you get back to your family." Oh yeah, about that, he still hasn't told her or Freddy that he's homeless, but that will have to wait, right now they need to get back to Freddy in Parts and Service, remove the receiver disk in Chica and fix Bonnie, "Thank you." Gregory said. Chica picked up Bonnie's head, and they left the locker rooms after Gregory collected his things; they walked into a dark hallway, and Gregory saw a message in a tiny office.

"INTERVIEW NOTES - As requested, here are my notes on the interview of today's Chief Security Officer. While Vanessa seemed eager and bright, she doesn't appear to have enough background experience to meet this position's criteria. I realized she worked as a technician and security guard for Fazbear Funtime Service and was transferred from there to here. Not only that, but I heard that she was contacted by Silver Parasol Games shortly before they went out of business, and she also received a recommendation that came from the top. I do not recommend her for this position and told them we need someone who has experience running security for a facility of this scale to be Chief Security Officer, but they're very adamant about Vanessa. I haven't seen management take a strong interest in an employee since they hired that new programmer Sarah. This may be just me, but I have a bad feeling about Vanessa."

"Vanessa was a technician from Fazbear Funtime Service?" Gregory thought. It was also surprising to learn that management recommended her despite not having enough experience, as the message said.

They walked into the pizza kitchen and entered another hallway where they saw an elevator, but Gregory's stomach growled before they entered. Chica heard the sound and turned to the boy, "Are you hungry, sweetie?" "Well... Just a little." Gregory replied. Chica saw a roll-up door farther down the hall and knew where it led. "There is a cafeteria behind that roll-up door, Gregory. I am sure we can find something for you to eat there."

Gregory nodded his head and followed her lead. The door opened and revealed a large dark cafeteria in ruins: Tables and seats were toppled over, broken plates littered the floor, and some black gunk was on the floor as well. Gregory let out a gasp when he saw the mess in front of him, Chica was equally shocked to see the cafeteria in disarray, and she had a good idea of who could have made this mess. She looked around the room and saw a small freezer and counter at the back of the room that was left untouched, "We should go over there, Gregory. I believe there is something in that freezer you can eat." She said.

The guitarist held Gregory's hand with one of her own and walked to the freezer; they opened it and found an ice cream bar inside; Gregory opened the wrapper and saw that the frozen treat looked like Chica. The animatronic chicken giggled when she saw the ice cream bar, but something hiding underneath the counter caught her attention; the unknown object turned out to be another golden plushie, which looked like Chica.

She picked it up and examined it. "We will have to put this back in the display case later. Can you hold on to this, Gregory?" The boy nodded at Chica while taking the ice cream bar out of his mouth, "Sure, Chica. I can hold on to it." Chica handed the golden plush to the boy, and he put it inside the hoodie's pocket. They left the cafeteria and entered the elevator in the hallway. Gregory pushed the button, and the elevator started moving, "Where does this elevator go, Chica?" He asked. "This elevator will take us behind the atrium food court," Chica replied. The doors opened, and they stepped out; Gregory recognized this room; it was the room with the conveyer belt that had the trash compactor warning.

They walked through a door but entered an empty kitchen by mistake, "Opp's wrong turn. That door over there is the exit." Chica said as she pointed to an orange and blue door; however, before they left, Gregory found another message on a counter.

"Management had announced a few things at the party. A new attraction is going to be constructed, and a new animatronic is coming with it. Management wants to reveal it as a new band member in the future and has told everyone to refrain from saying any knowledge about it publicly, at least until everything is ready. When the new version of my software chips is ready, I'm putting the first one in the new band member. In light of Bonnie's disappearance, Management announced that Monty will replace him as the band's bassist, and some employees aren't on board with this decision. The S.T.A.F.F project was a success, and Management is reducing nighttime hours for the janitorial and security staff except for Vanessa; they claim it was done so people can spend more time with their families, but I can tell that this, along with the decision to replace Bonnie will cause problems here. Speaking of which, things are starting to get bad here; yesterday, I learned that Howard and Dennis were fired,  Jenkins went missing, and I haven't seen Elsa since yesterday. It's not like her to miss company events; even Vanessa and Dave are worried about her. I hope I don't see her on a missing person poster. - Sarah. B."

"A new attraction and a new animatronic?" Gregory thought. This information piqued his interest; he should ask Freddy and Chica about that later. Hearing about S.T.A.F.F bots replacing people made him feel a little uncomfortable, and the part about those missing people didn't help him feel better. Gregory finished his ice cream bar and threw out the stick and wrapper before following Chica into the atrium.

They had to be careful while in the area; they didn't want to get caught by Monty or Roxy, the keytar player was on the second floor, and Monty was nowhere to be seen, luckily they reached the main stage and pushed the button to send the stage-lift down. Gregory and Chica walked into Parts and Service and saw Freddy waiting for them, "Freddy!" The boy said as he ran to the animatronic bear to hug him; the singer caught the small boy in his arms and hugged him, "Superstar! I am glad that you and Chica are safe."

Gregory looked at Freddy and spoke up, "We found someone while we were in the sewer." He pointed to Chica, who was still holding their long-lost friend; Freddy stood in place speechless; seeing Bonnie's head caused feelings of happiness and sadness to race through his processors; Chica walked up to Freddy and joined the hug; Freddy held Chica tightly. After a while, they stopped hugging, and Freddy placed Gregory down; he turned to Chica and spoke. "Is he..." Chica cut him off and put the bear's concerns at ease, "Bonnie is ok; his main system is still functional; we can fix him." Freddy's eyes shot wide open when he heard that, "We can?! How?!" Gregory looked at Freddy and told him how they could do that.

"Sarah said she kept some spare parts for Bonnie in a storage room here." Hearing the possibility of repairing his close friend filled his circuits with joy, "That is wonderful news!" Chica placed Bonnie's head down on a table, and Freddy saw Chica's damaged stomach hatch. "Chica, what happened to your stomach hatch?" He asked. The guitarist looked at her stomach hatch and then redirected her attention to Freddy, "I hit a metal beam when Gregory and I were falling into the sewer." The damage wasn't bad, but it still made Freddy feel concerned for his friend.

"Gregory. Can you please repair Chica while I go and look for the parts we need to fix Bonnie?" He asked the boy; he looked at Freddy and responded, "Of course, Freddy. I'll make sure to be careful." "Thank you." The bear replied. Chica was a little unsure about Gregory operating the machinery in the protective cylinder, but she could tell that Freddy trusts Gregory, so this shouldn't be bad. She entered the cylinder, and Gregory pressed the option 'open for repairs' on the console. Chica was lying on the table, and Gregory was at the controls; when he moved them toward Chica, he heard a message from the computer.

"Stomach hatch damage detected, initiating emergency opening; please press the pink switch below Chica's neck." Gregory found the tiny pink switch and pressed it; the stomach hatch opened, revealing trash stained with Monty Mystery Mix, and he saw a receiver disk attached to her voice box. Gregory moved the controls to remove the broken components of her chest plate and took it off. Before he could replace the chest plate, he had to remove the receiver disk on the voice box; he needed to disconnect the colored wires from the voice box to remove it. When the wires were out, he removed the voice box, used the disk remover to take the receiver disk off, and placed the voice box back into Chica, reconnecting the wires.

He placed a new chest plate on Chica and ran a diagnostics test to make sure the voice box was still working. With everything in working order, he completed the procedure and pressed 'finish repairs' on the computer; Chica got up and walked out of the protective cylinder. Gregory walked to the guitarist, who thanked him, "Thank you, sweetie. My systems feel much more functional now. However, I wonder what caused my malfunction?" Gregory picked up the receiver disk and showed it to her, "This was the thing that caused you to malfunction. Sarah wanted to remove it from you, but... She didn't get the chance."

Chica remembered hearing about what happened to Sarah; she felt sad that the programming prodigy wanted to help her but was unable to. However, she was relieved to know that Gregory was trying to carry out her work. "I think Roxy and Monty have these disk things in them as well, and Sundrop too." The boy said. This news caused Chica's processors to spin; she wondered who made those receiver disks and how she got one installed in her. She was brought out of her thoughts when Freddy returned with metal boxes loaded on a dolly, "I have found the parts we need. However, we still need an Endoskeleton to rebuild Bonnie."

Gregory started to remember his encounters with the Endos in the Utility tunnels and Bonnie Bowl, "I remember seeing a lot of Endos in a place not far from here, but I think something is wrong with them." Gregory said. Luckily, Chica found an Endo tucked away in the corner of the room, "There's an Endo over there." She scanned the Endo to see if it had any broken parts or faulty wiring, "Hm... This Endoskeleton is in perfect condition! We can use this one to help repair Bonnie!"

Freddy carefully brought the Endo to the protective cylinder as Gregory pressed an option that said 'Endo transfer' on the computer; Chica brought the spare parts inside the cylinder and opened the boxes while placing them on the floor. When all the boxes were open and the Endo was on the table, Gregory heard a message from the computer. "Initiating automatic animatronic Endoskeleton transfer. To begin the data transfer, please place the animatronic's head onto the table."

Freddy placed his friend's head on the table, and a claw grabbed it and attached a cable from Bonnie's head to the inactive Endo. "Initializing data transfer." The computer said. The automatic program for the controls activated and grabbed the spare Bonnie parts from the boxes, and started attaching them to the Endo.

Freddy and Chica could feel their mainframes bursting with excitement; they would finally see their decommissioned friend again after so long; perhaps they could learn who decommissioned him when he becomes functional again. Gregory stared in awe as the machines kept attaching Bonnie's parts to the Endo; he never knew how awesome it was to see an animatronic get put together.

When the repairs were finished, all three of them looked at the rebuilt rabbit on the table, the diagnostics checks were successful, but there was still one last thing they needed to do before reactivating the former bass player; Gregory reached into his pocket and pulled out a software chip and used the controls to put it inside the compartment on the back of Bonnie's head. Once it was installed, Gregory completed the procedure with the press of a button, and the dark indigo rabbit's eyes started to open.  

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Bonnie's HUD displayed a message "Systems rebooting." Before his vision was restored, he saw three figures standing before him. "Huh? Oh, hey there, Freddy; nice to see ya again. You too, Chica." He said with a strong New York accent; Chica ran up to Bonnie and hugged him, "Bonnie!!" The rabbit chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Chica; Freddy ran up and joined in on the hug, too, "We missed you so much!" He said with happiness and sorrow in his voice; the former bass player let one arm go from Chica and wrapped it around Freddy, causing the singer's nubby tail to rapidly wag back and forth.

"Missed me? What are ya talkin' about? You both look like you've seen a ghost." "Does he not remember?" Gregory thought. It looks like not all of Bonnie's memories were restored when he was put back together, "We will explain everything to you, Bonnie. However, there is someone we want you to meet." Freddy said. He and Chica broke from the hug, and Gregory walked up to the animatronic rabbit, "Hello... M-My name is Gre-Gregory." Bonnie walked over to the nervous boy and bent down to his height, "Hey Gregory, it's nice to meet cha'; I'm Bonnie."

His laid-back attitude helped Gregory calm down; he didn't feel nervous when Bonnie scanned him, "Say your guest profile isn't comin' up for me. Are ya new here, Gregory?"  The boy nodded his head, "Well, yes. This is my first time coming here."

"Welcome to the Pizzaplex Superstar, but what are ya doin' back here? And where are the techs?" Bonnie asked, "A lot of things have happened, Bonnie. It is a very long story." Freddy said, "Eh, I've got time. Go ahead; I'm listenin'." The rabbit replied.

Chica was the first to speak up, "One month ago, you disappeared. You were last seen entering Monty Golf and were presumed to be decommissioned. All the employees could find were the jumping mechanisms from your legs." "After you disappeared, Monty became the new bass player for the band. Some employees believe that Monty decommissioned you, but the security cameras in Monty Golf malfunctioned and did not show if Monty did attack you or not."

Freddy walked over and spoke up, "I experienced a malfunction during our latest show and collapsed on stage. The Mega Pizzaplex is now closed until Friday because of what happened. Gregory opened my stomach hatch and stayed in my chest cavity for a long time. He tried to escape through the front doors but was too late." Chica turned her head and spoke, "Gregory tried to find another way out, but he couldn't escape from the Loading Docks or the Prize Counter Fire Escape. A virus is making the others malfunction, I was affected by it, but Gregory installed one of Sarah's software chips inside me to help me."

Bonnie was processing everything his friends told him; he started to remember entering Monty Golf, but his memory files of what happened after were fragmented; it could take a while for his memory banks to piece back together the rest of the story. He was surprised to learn that Monty took his place and learned that the gator was the possible cause of his disappearance, but part of him refused to believe that. Sure, Monty has anger issues, but he wouldn't destroy an animatronic out of petty jealousy.

He was also quite surprised to learn that Freddy's system crashed on stage and Gregory's situation at the Pizzaplex. Hearing about Sarah's work also made the animatronic rabbit curious. "Oh man, I'm sorry you two went through so much, and I'm sorry that ya couldn't get out in time, Gregory." "Speaking of Sarah, you said she made more of those software chips, right, Chica? How is she?" Gregory brought the grim news about Sarah: "Well, she made five more software chips, but she's... In the hospital."

Bonnie nearly fell over after hearing those words leave Gregory's mouth, "She's what?! How did that happen!?" "The Fazbear freak attacked her!" Gregory replied. Bonnie looked at the boy with a confused look on his face, "The Fazebear freak? Is that what people are calling the one makin' people disappear?" "I think the Fazebear freak is a white rabbit lady named Vanny," Gregory said.

 "A white rabbit lady?" Bonnie thought, which also felt familiar to him; he shook those thoughts out of his head and looked back at Gregory. "I'll help ya out, Gregory." Gregory's face perked up, "You will?" "You bet cha' champ! Any friend of Freddy and Chica is a friend of mine!" Bonnie said. Gregory ran up to the rabbit and hugged him, "Thank you." Bonnie returned the hug and patted the boy's back a few times before they let each other go.

"No problem Gregory. Although, there is somethin' I need to get from Bonnie Bowl that's important to me." "Something important? What is it, Bonnie?" Gregory asked, tilting his head, "I need to get my special bowling ball. I left it in a storage room in Bonnie Bowl for safekeeping. Would you, eh, mind comin' with me to get it?" The boy smiled at the animatronic rabbit, "Sure thing, Bonnie. I'll go with you." "Thanks, champ!" Bonnie said before turning to Freddy and Chica, "Would you two like to come too?" "I'm sorry, Bonnie, but I have to remove some trash in my chest cavity. I will join you later." Chica replied, "Yes, Bonnie. I would like to accompany you and Gregory to Bonnie Bowl." Freddy said.

It will be nice to go back up there now that Bonnie is with them; maybe some of Bonnie Bowl's lost charm will return when the Pizzaplex reopens on Friday. "Before you leave, you need to know something, Bonnie." China said, standing close to the door to her special room, "The service elevators are out of order except Roxy's." "Please be careful; I do not think it would be wise for her or Monty to see you."

Bonnie felt a little sad about avoiding his other friends, but considering that the keytar player and the band's new bassist are not in their right state of mind. Remaining unseen by them is for the best until Gregory can get software chips inside them. "We must also do our best to avoid Vanessa. If she spots us with Gregory, she will most certainly take him back to Lost and Found." Freddy said, chiming in on the conversation.

Bonnie nodded in agreement, "Ok. I can hold Gregory in my chest cavity and jump high to avoid the others." Chica walked into the special room, and Freddy, Bonnie, and Gregory walked into the service elevator and pushed the button. Bonnie started to feel excited about going back to his attraction; however, he had a feeling that a lot of his artwork was removed during his absence. They arrived at the storage room behind Roxy's green room and walked out; luckily, the animatronic wolf wasn't in her room this time.

Before they went to the atrium, Gregory thought it would be wise to put the CDs and golden plushies he found in Freddy's room for safekeeping, "Freddy, before we go to Bonnie Bowl, can I leave the CDs and golden plushies I have in your room?" "Of course, Superstar," Freddy replied. Gregory entered Freddy's room, placed the golden plushies on the dresser, and put the CDs with the others.

Bonnie was curious about the things Gregory had, "CDs and golden plushies? What are you guys talkin' about?" "Apologies Bonnie. I forgot to mention those. Gregory and I have been finding CDs around the Pizzaplex. However, the contents of the CDs are still unknown to me, as for the golden plushies. A new attraction was added to the Pizzaplex while you were gone. A display case had golden plush toys of me, Chica, Roxy, Monty, Sundrop, Moondrop, and the new animatronic. However, the plushies were stolen, but a janitorial staff member found one, and Gregory and I have been looking for the rest."

"I see; you said there's a new animatronic, right? Who is it?" Bonnie asked. Before Freddy could respond, Gregory returned to them. "All set to go to Bonnie Bowl again."  "That is great, Superstar," Freddy said. He looked back at Bonnie and whispered, "I will tell you about the new animatronic another time." All three of them entered the atrium and made their way to the Bonnie Bowl elevator on the third floor, Roxy was patrolling near the main stage, and Monty was walking through the roll-up door to Fazer Blast. The trio reached the elevator and pushed the button to go up.

Gregory looked at Freddy and Bonnie and saw both looking happy; the boy remembered Freddy saying that he and Bonnie used to perform special comedy routines on the tiny stage. "Hey, Bonnie! Can I ask you something?" Bonnie looked down at the boy, "Sure thing, champ. What is it ya wanna know?" "Freddy told me that you both performed comedy routines on the small stage in Bonnie Bowl. Could you show me one?" The brown-haired boy asked. Bonnie's expression broke into a mischievous grin, "Oh ho ho ho ho, I've got one that you're gonna love, champ." Freddy overheard them and started to get worried Bonnie would say that joke, "Bonnie, yo-you're not talking about the"

Freddy was cut off when a honk was heard after the rabbit pressed a finger on the bear's nose; Freddy's face was growing red, brimming with embarrassment. Gregory meanwhile felt a powerful laugh well up inside him seeing his papa bear guardian turning tomato red. Bonnie enjoyed every second of this and told a very corny joke in response to his best friend's growing embarrassment, "Say, Freddy, are ya feeling ok? You're looking a little... Embearested!!"

The joke itself was ridiculously corny, but Freddy's facial expression is what had the boy burst out in laughter and the animatronic rabbit slapping his knee while wheezing. Freddy could feel humiliation coursing through every circuit and wire in his frame, turning him into a stuttering mess, "B-B-Bonnie! Was t-t-that necessary to d-d-d-do in front of G-G-G-Gregory!?" The former bassist was still wheezing from his joke, and Gregory had his hands on his sides; he had thought about Freddy's nose making the same honking sound as the mini-Freddy heads did in the back of his mind. It was nice to know that it was true.

The elevator doors opened when the trio was able to regain their composure. Bonnie placed a hand on Freddy's shoulder as they walked out and spoke, "Sorry about that, buddy. I couldn't resist givin' the kid a good laugh." Freddy looked at the boy's smiling face and felt a wave of nostalgia wash over him; he missed seeing kids with smiles as bright as Gregory's laughing at their corny jokes; it also made him feel happy that he was able to help bring Gregory joy. It could help calm the boy's nerves and make the situation less overwhelming.

They entered Bonnie Bowl and walked through its little arcade area; Bonnie was looking around and noticed the lack of artwork in the attraction. Freddy and Gregory looked at the animatronic rabbit and saw him looking sad; Freddy placed a hand on the rabbit's shoulder to comfort him, "Do not worry, Bonnie. When the Pizzaplex reopens, and the employees see you back together again, I am sure they will put the artwork of you back on the walls here." Gregory walked over and held Bonnie's hand. "Freddy's right. When kids see you again, they'll be thrilled to see you teach them how to bowl." Bonnie's sad expression faded and was replaced with a smile.

"Thank you." They entered the bowling lanes, where Gregory and Freddy noticed that the Endos who appeared during their previous visit were no longer there, "So you said that your special bowling ball was in a storage room here, right Bonnie?" Gregory asked. Bonnie pointed to a door in the corner of the room near the ice cream parlor. "Yep. The storage room with my bowling ball is behind that door, champ." They walked inside and saw shelves holding multiple bowling balls of different looks and sizes; Bonnie rubbed his hands together and spoke up, "Alright! Now let's look around; we're lookin' for a dark blue bowling ball with a decal of me on it."

They split up and looked around the large storage room; Gregory turned on his flashlight and glanced at the bowling balls lined up on the bottom rows of the shelves to see if Bonnie's ball was among them. Instead of the ball, he found a message tucked underneath a white bowling ball with a Chica decal.

"Things are going downhill here at the Pizzaplex. Sarah has been looking depressed lately, but today I found her crying, I asked her what was wrong, but instead of telling me the problem, she showed it to me. At first, I thought it was about Bonnie's disappearance, but I realized it was something worse. She was looking at a newspaper article that was about those five kids who died years ago. It also talked about the man who was believed to be the killer. A guy who was a former employee of Fazbear Entertainment was apprehended by the authorities after receiving an anonymous tip. However, there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of murder, so he was released. I also heard rumors that the kid's bodies were stuffed inside the animatronics at "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza" and that the supposed killer was one of the people who helped make Fredbear's Family Diner. A lot of people are upset by what happened to those kids all those years ago, but it looked like it was much more personal to Sarah. Was one of those dead kids a childhood friend of hers? - Joseph."

Gregory does remember Sarah mentioning murder cases that Fazbear Entertainment was dragged into in the past. Those murders were one of the company's most infamous things it experienced, and the part about the kid's bodies being stuffed into the animatronics made his skin crawl. Gregory kept looking around the storage room until he spotted the bowling ball on the top row of a shelf in the back corner of the room. "Bonnie! I found it!" Bonnie ran over to the boy and looked at where he was pointing his flashlight.

"Thank you, Gregory; let me give you a lift." The rabbit said as he lifted Gregory onto his shoulders. The boy was taken by surprise, but he was able to get the bowling ball off the top row and passed it to Bonnie; it was a lot heavier than it looked. Gregory also saw another Party Pass tucked away up there, along with another message. He grabbed them both before Bonnie lifted him off his shoulders; the rabbit thanked Gregory before the boy read the message.

"Has Vanessa been acting strange to you? Yesterday I heard her talking to someone, but I don't know who. When I saw her again, she looked more agitated than usual; I guess she's still upset about what happened to Sarah. Vanessa is still under fire for getting caught sending some weird messages to someone on her computer. Who is she speaking to? She gets frustrated and storms off whenever someone asks her about it." 

"Vanessa was talking to someone?" Gregory thought. This information made his skin crawl, he had a bad feeling about Vanessa, but this made that feeling grow more. Freddy caught up to them and looked at Gregory with his filtered eyes, "Thank you for finding Bonnie's special bowling ball, Superstar." Bonnie held the ball in his hand and placed three fingers in the holes, "I can use this to make a distraction if I need to." Gregory showed the Party Pass he found to Freddy, "I found another Party Pass up there! We can use this to get into Monty Golf!"

"That is wonderful news, Gregory!" Freddy replied in a proud tone. Gregory placed the Party Pass in his pocket, but he felt something in there and pulled it out; it was one of the sunglasses he picked up from the Superstar Lounge in Fazer Blast. He remembered seeing the Bonnie plush he found having a pair of yellow sunglasses on its face; he extended his hand to Bonnie and offered him the yellow sunglasses. "These are for you." Bonnie took the sunglasses and put them on, "Hehe. Thanks, champ; now Bonnie is back in business!" Gregory smiled and yawned; Bonnie saw it through his new sunglasses, "You feelin' tired, champ?"

Gregory nodded and looked at the time on his Faz-Watch; it was 10:49 PM. "We should get back to the elevator," Freddy said. However, they wouldn't have to do that because at that moment. Bonnie remembered another way to get back to Rockstar Row, "Actually, we won't need to, Freddy. I remember a stairwell that will lead us back to Rockstar Row. The door should be around here somewhere." They looked for the doorway until Freddy found it in the back of the room, "Here it is!" Gregory's eyes started to feel heavy; Bonnie noticed this and caught the sleepy boy, "Whoa there, Champ! You must be really tuckered out, aren't ya?"

"Yeah. I am." The boy said through a yawn; Bonnie picked up Gregory and carried him on his back, "I gotcha, champ." He said softly. Gregory was sound asleep as Freddy and Bonnie walked down the stairs; Bonnie looked at the sleeping little boy and smiled. "Aw, he's cute when he's like this. I can see why ya like this kid so much, Freddy." The bear chuckled softly and nodded softly, "He's my little Superstar." 

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Gregory has entered a deep sleep once again; he dreamed about another time he struck up a conversation with Sarah. It was a warm, cloudy day outside; Gregory was walking around the neighborhood looking for any money he could use to fund Johnny's special trip to the water park. The fresh air was also helping the brown-haired boy clear his aching head from a punishment the Johnsons inflicted on him. They dragged the boy out of bed last night and decided to punish him by chaining his wrists and ankles together and having him hang from the garage ceiling; they also taped Gregory's mouth shut so he couldn't scream.

He spent the rest of the night in the cold, dark garage until Clair found and unchained him. Gregory was able to find some quarters and a few dollar bills on the ground; when he was walking, he saw Clair looking at some newspapers; she looked up and saw the boy looking at her.

"What are you reading?" Gregory asked. Clair folded the newspaper and placed it on the ground before answering the boy's question, "Nothing good, I can tell you that." Gregory was able to take a glance at the newspaper and understood what she meant, "Locale Resident Found Mangled."

Clair looked at his facial expression and decided to change the subject, "How are you feeling?" "A lot better now," Gregory replied. They walked together and overheard a group of people talking about Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, "I hope we get to see the Glamrocks tomorrow." "Are you sure having your daughter's birthday at that place is a good idea?" "I want to go check out Monty Golf the next time we go back to the Pizzaplex, daddy!" "There is no way I am going to that place with the Fazbear Freak on the loose!"

Hearing about this so-called "Fazbear Freak" makes Gregory feel uncomfortable; he noticed Clair stopped walking and looked at a telephone pole. She was looking at a missing person poster that had a girl with green eyes and two blonde pigtails on it; seeing the poster caused a small grin to appear on Clair's face, "Good riddance." Gregory was utterly shocked by what he heard Clair say, "Clair! How can you say that?!" She looked at the little boy and responded, "Hey! That girl had it coming! You remember the fight she and I had, don't you?"  

Two weeks ago, Gregory saw Clair and the now missing girl get into a serious fight, and he had to throw himself in front of Clair to get her to stop punching the girl. Gregory didn't respond to Clair's comment, he knew that girl was selfish based on what he heard from the fight, but part of him couldn't help but feel sorry for that girl. "Now, if only this "Fazbear Freak" would kill the old man and that she-devil he calls his wife," Clair said.

Gregory did secretly wish that the Johnsons were removed from his life, but having them die just didn't sit right with him. He was snapped out of his thoughts when he saw Sarah walking in their direction, "Sarah!" She turned to the boy and smiled, "Hello, Gregory. It's nice to see you again." Clair looked away from the poster and saw Sarah, "Is she the one that patched up your elbow?" Clair asked.

Gregory nodded in response; when Sarah got closer, she turned her attention to Clair, "Are you one of Gregory's friends?" Clair looked back at the woman and responded, "Yeah. I'm Clair." Sarah grew a big smile on her face, "It's nice to meet you, Clair. I"m Sarah Brooks." She said as she extended her hand towards Clair. While Clair was shaking her hand, she felt like she had heard that name from somewhere before, "Sarah Brooks? I've heard that name from somewhere before, but where?" She thought. 

"What brings you two out here?" Sarah asked, "Well... We were just going for a walk to get some fresh air." Gregory responded; Sarah looked at the missing person poster on the telephone pole and frowned; Clair noticed that and spoke up, "Is she someone you know?" Sarah looked back at Clair and shook her head, "No. But I did see her at Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex." This caught Clair's attention "Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex? You work there?"

"I do. I'm a programmer." Gregory tilted his head slightly, he knew Sarah works at the Pizzaplex, but he never knew what she did specifically, "Programmer?" "Oh. My job is to create computer code for the animatronics at the Pizzaplex. I fix any computer glitches and bugs that the Glamrocks have." Sarah responded. "A programmer? Wait... Are you the programming prodigy?" Clair asked.

Sarah blushed a little at the nickname. "Is that what people call me? Oh gosh. That's a little embarrassing. I am a good programmer, but I wouldn't call myself perfect." Sarah responded. "Well, I think it's cool!" Gregory said. Clair was still trying to figure out where she heard Sarah's name from. She didn't originally hear about Sarah's name because of her programming skills, but she was brought out of her thoughts when she heard Sarah speak up, "Have you ever been to the Pizzaplex before?" Both Gregory and Clair shook their heads.

"If you want, I'd be more than happy to give you and your friends a special tour of the Pizzaplex." Gregory's eyes sparkled with wonder; going on a special tour with Sarah would be incredible, "You would do that?" He asked, "Of course, you'll love it. They have so many attractions. Your friends are welcome to come too." Sarah replied, "Thank you for the offer, but I'll need some more time to think about it." Clair said. Sarah's phone rang, and she looked at it, "Oh dear. I'm sorry, but I need to take this. It was nice seeing you again, Gregory."

 "You too, Sarah! Goodbye!" The boy said. He and Clair walked away while Sarah answered the phone; once they were away from her, Clair remembered where she heard Sarah's name and gasped, "Is she the woman that the hospital rumor is about?" she thought. Gregory saw that and became a little concerned, "Is something wrong, Clair?" She looked at Gregory and responded, "No, I'm ok, it's just... I remembered hearing something else about that Sarah woman, and I'm trying to figure it out." "Well... Maybe you can ask her about it when you remember it." The boy replied.  

Gregory was starting to wake up and found himself in Chica's room. He was lying on the sofa and noticed that the room didn't have any pizza boxes on the floor. "Did Chica clean the room up?" He thought. Gregory looked at the time and saw it was 4:28 PM Wednesday; Chica walked in and saw Gregory wide awake, "Good afternoon, sweetie. Did you sleep well?" "I did. But how did I get in your room?" Gregory asked, "Oh. When Freddy and Bonnie came back from Bonnie Bowl, you were sound asleep on Bonnie's back. He needed to recharge, so I picked you up and brought you to my room." Chica said. He remembered feeling tired after finding Bonnie's special bowling ball and another Party Pass yesterday.

He reached into his pocket, pulled out the Party Pass, and showed it to Chica. "I found another Party Pass while helping Bonnie find his bowling ball." "That is wonderful news, sweetie!" Chica happily exclaimed, "How is Bonnie doing?" He asked. Before Chica could answer, the door opened, and Freddy walked inside; he saw Gregory and Chica talking to each other. "Oh, dear... I apologize for interrupting you two. I only came here to make sure you two are ok."

Chica looked at him and smiled, "No need to worry, Freddy. Gregory and I are ok. He was me asking about Bonnie." Gregory got off the sofa and walked toward the singer and guitarist. "Yeah. I want to know how he's doing and if he remembers what happened to him in Monty Golf." "Bonnie's battery is fully charged. However, he is still trying to remember what happened that night." Freddy said.

His eyes widened in realization, "Oh, there is something that I forgot to do yesterday." He said before closing his eyes and making some technical noises, he opened his eyes and Gregory heard a beep from his Faz-Watch. He looked at it and saw two icons of Chica and Bonnie on the screen. "You can now call Chica and Bonnie if you ever need their help, Gregory," Freddy said. "Thank you, Freddy. I'd like to go to Monty Golf to get a Faz-Cam in case something happens to my Fazerblaser." Gregory said.

It was a miracle that it wasn't destroyed when he and Chica fell down the trash chute yesterday; plus, if he does go to Monty Golf, he might be able to learn some valuable information that could help him deal with Monty. "Very well, Superstar. Let us go to Monty Golf." Freddy said as he opened his stomach hatch.

"Call me if you need my assistance, Gregory," Chica said. The boy entered Freddy's stomach hatch and walked back to the atrium. They arrived at the atrium and walked through the roll-up door that was behind a large display that said 'Monty's Gator Golf' with a purple lightning bolt on the side and a large green golf ball in between two yellow golf clubs.

Gregory came out of Freddy's chest cavity and looked around; it had some fake plants, leaves, and vines being shined on by stage lights, a large merry-go-round with seats that looked like golf balls, a large yellow golf club hanging from the ceiling, a few big cardboard cutouts of the Glamrocks playing golf, and a fuzzy green carpet that had prints of stars and Monty's face on it, along with a few benches and play blocks on the sides. Gregory was walking towards the S.T.A.F.F bot in front of the elevator, but something else caught his attention. He turned his head and saw a message behind some fake plants.

"Attention. Due to a plumbing issue and the missing golden plushies, the Pizzaplex's new attraction will remain closed until further notice. We are also going to keep the new animatronic in a dry part of the new attraction due to the buggy Endos occupying the underground warehouse. Hopefully, the new guy doesn't get too restless."

Gregory frowned when he learned that the new attraction was closed. However, he might be able to get inside later with a new security badge. He walked to the S.T.A.F.F bot and showed it the Party Pass to scan; once it finished, it released some confetti and moved to the side, "Thank you. Please enjoy the attraction." Gregory and Freddy entered the elevator and pushed the button to go down.

On their way down, a message played inside the elevator. "Welcome to Monty's Gator Golf - home of the Hurricane-Hole-in-One! We're currently closed for the night. Come back soon for more Tee-rific fun!" "Freddy, which part of Monty Golf can I find a Faz-Cam in?" Gregory asked. "Since there is no flash photography allowed in Monty Golf, Faz-Cams are often confiscated here. Mainly because they are often sold here in Monty Golf; it is a very clever marketing plan. Try looking in the back hallway; there is also a Security Office located there." Freddy replied.

The elevator opened, and they stepped out into Monty Golf. The first thing Gregory heard was a strange noise coming from below the elevated area he was on; he went down the stairs and saw multiple fake alligators coming up from the sides of the golf courses. While getting a better look at the area, he could see that it resembled a bayou and thought it was cool. He stunned a security bot, walked across a wooden bridge, and saw a giant Monty head and a trailer-style home in front of him. He saw another security bot coming and ducked inside; he saw a mini go-kart with Monty's face.

When the security bot went away, Gregory came out and went right; he saw a hut in the center of a golf ball pit, and a mask of Moondrop was hanging on the side. Gregory also noticed an arcade game that said "Monty's Gator Golf" on top of the cabinet and a message next to it.

"MAINTENANCE LOG - The Monty's Gator Golf arcade game works fine, but it has a few strange purple glowing patches of ground in some of the golf courses. Looks like it has the same problem as the other three games I looked at. Why is the game in the mini-golf course anyway? It makes absolutely no sense. I remember it being in the west arcade, but now it's down here. Who moved it? -Dave."

"Could another transmitter be in this game?" Gregory thought, since "Chica Feeding Frenzy" along with "Street Skate Superstar" and the Bonnie Bowl arcade game that Dave played had transmitters inside them, it seemed like there was a high chance that one was inside this game too. Gregory pulled out a quarter from his pocket, placed it into the game, and started playing.     

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 Gregory saw a blue and white golf ball on a course that looked like a small bayou with the game's title on one side of the screen and the Glamrocks at the end of the course. However, Freddy was separated from the rest of the band. The boy saw different things on the corners of the game's screen: A picture of a lilypad that had strokes on top of it and an icon that said the hole's number on the top corners of the screen. A scoreboard in the bottom left corner and some kind of circular meter in the bottom right corner of the screen that had a picture of Monty swinging a golf club in the middle of it.

He also noticed two colored buttons on the bottom of the arcade cabinet, one yellow button and one red button, he pushed the red button, but nothing happened; however, when he pressed it again and moved the joystick, he noticed something about that meter on the side. A few red bars briefly appeared on the screen before he released the joystick, "So that thing on the side is some kind of power meter?" he said to himself.

Gregory remembered hearing some people who play golf say that you need to watch how much power you put into your golf swing; if it's too hard, the ball could fly off the course. If it's too low, then the ball won't go anywhere; those same principles should work in this game, too, right? He held the red button down and moved the joystick until the power meter displayed a yellow bar under Monty's left foot and released it; the golf ball rolled up a small ramp and slowly rolled itself into the hole.

When it entered the hole, a message in bright orange letters that said "Hole In One" appeared on the screen. Freddy watched Gregory play the game and congratulated him, "Well done, Superstar!" "Thank you, Freddy." The boy replied.

The next course looked very different from the first one. It looked like a restaurant with tables with birthday hats and presents on the side, but two other things caught Gregory's attention. One thing was a glowing purple floor tile and a stage on the left with Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica on it, except they looked completely different. The bodies of all three animatronics looked like they were made of fur instead of plastic; they each wore different things and held different objects.

Freddy was light brown, held a microphone, and was wearing a black bowtie and tophat; Bonnie was dark purple, held a red bass guitar, and was wearing a pair of brown pants and a red bowtie; Chica was yellow, held a pink cupcake with a candle on a plate, and wore a white bib that said "Let's Eat!!!" on it. Seeing these different versions of the animatronics Gregory befriended left him confused, but Freddy knew what those were.

"Huh? Freddy, is that you?" The boy asked, "Yes. That is an older model of me that was used at a previous location a long time ago." Freddy replied. Gregory filled the power meter close to the maximum amount, and the golf ball rolled over the purple tile and stopped at a ramp. He also remembered reading a message that said one of the old Fazbear Entertainment locations was called "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza."  

"Was that previous location called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza?" He said as he hit the golf ball up the ramp, "Yes, it was." Freddy replied. The golf ball stopped close to the hole facing another animatronic; this one looked like a fox with an eyepatch over one eye. Freddy saw it and spoke again. "That animatronic was also in Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. I believe that its name was Foxy." Gregory filled the meter to one bar and hit the ball into the hole earning him a par.

The next course looked similar to the last one, except there were no tables or old animatronics around. Gregory filled the meter to the max and hit the ball; it rolled so fast that it managed to get past two cupcake pendulums and entered a pipe that led to the hole, the ball fell in and Gregory got a hole-in-one. He quickly saw a small desk obstacle on the course and a poster with a white and pink animatronic that looked similar to the Foxy head.

The fourth course looked like some kind of industrial setting; there were different colored pipes on the sides and two large fans moving their blades farther up the course. Gregory could see something moving behind the fans; it looked like the animatronic that was on the poster he saw in the last course, "Who is that?" He asked. Freddy looked at the animatronic and told Gregory who it was, "I believe that animatronic was called "Mangle" It was quite a popular animatronic at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza."

Gregory thought Mangle looked creepy; he filled the meter to the top, hit the golf ball past both fans, and got another hole-in-one; Freddy was impressed by Gregory's golf skills; he hadn't seen skills like that from anyone except Monty. "You are quite good at this game, Gregory. I did not know you were skilled at golf." "Neither did I." The boy replied. He had never played golf before, so could this possibly be beginner's luck?

The next course was decorated with lots of candy pieces and cakes that were rotating on the course, "Whoa, this course looks so cool!" The boy happily exclaimed. He also noticed some Chica prints on the ground; he hit the golf ball through all three cakes but made the ball jump over the hole. However, it did land on a purple patch of ground behind the hole. Gregory lightly tapped the ball into the hole, which gave him a birdie. 

Hole number six looked unsettling; it had television screens displaying static and multiple dolls of a clown girl sitting on counters around the sides of the course and one giant version of the clown behind one of the counters. Seeing that creepy clown girl made Gregory feel uncomfortable, "Was that clown animatronic at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to Freddy?" "No... This one was in another location." 

"How many past locations did Fazbear Entertainment have?" He thought. Gregory hit the golf ball, rolled it over another purple patch of ground, sending it flying over a ramp, and stopped near the hole, he gave the ball a light tap, and the ball almost reached the hole; one more tap gave him an eagle. The seventh hole looked like the daycare, with two large statues of Sundrop and Moondrop slowly moving around the edges of the course. Gregory hit the golf ball, but it stopped after it collided with a triangle obstacle and sat between two paths; he saw one more purple patch on the left path and rolled over it, he gave the ball one light tap, and it fell into the hole giving him a par.

Course number eight was full of different balloons; Gregory also saw an animatronic that looked like a little boy wearing a red and blue striped shirt and matching propellor hat holding a large red and yellow balloon in one hand and a sign that said Balloons in the other before it disappeared. Freddy imminently recognized that little animatronic "Ah! That was Balloon Boy! He was another popular animatronic in the old Pizzaria. I've heard that he gave out balloons to kids. He was even an expert balloon artist." 

"He looks kinda creepy too." Gregory thought; something about Balloon Boy's face unnerved him; he filled the meter to the top again and managed to zoom past a balloon of Freddy and got a hole in one. 

The last hole looked like a bayou, similar to the first hole. However, something at the end of the course caught Freddy's and Gregory's attention. Chica, Roxy, and Monty were on a stage performing together while half of Freddy's body was seen poking out of a blue dumpster. Gregory became angry at the sight of Freddy being treated like trash while the bear himself was at a loss for words for what he was seeing.

"Has Monty always been jealous of me?" Freddy thought. He remembered seeing Monty get frustrated over fans asking for Bonnie's autographs back when he was the band's bass player, but he had no idea that Monty was harboring jealous feelings towards Freddy too. "Monty, I... I am sorry that you feel this way toward me." He thought. Monty and Freddy were going to need to talk to each other once the gator was in better spirits.

Could that jealousy be a side effect of the receiver disk? Gregory hit the golf ball so hard that it flew off the course and hit Monty in the face. "That's what you get for treating Freddy like garbage." He quietly muttered. He took a deep breath and hit the ball less hard this time, it stopped halfway up the narrow ramp, so he hit it again. The ball rolled over one more purple patch and landed in the hole, earning him another birdie. He finished the game and saw the number 25 on the screen. Hopefully, the transmitter in this game was weakened. 

Gregory and Freddy were walking around the area, and they saw a small stage near the golf ball pit that led up to the catwalks, but it was chained off. "Well, we aren't getting up this way." Gregory said, "Hmm... Perhaps there is a key in the security office that can open this gate." Freddy said. They looked around some more until they saw a snack bar called "Monty's Gator Grub." "Gregory, the Faz-Cam stand, and security office are nearby; however, it appears the stand is locked. Look for a security badge you can use to open the door."

Gregory nodded and entered the snack bar, where he found an ice cream bar resembling Monty and a message on the counter next to a Monty figure. Gregory unwrapped the ice cream and started eating it while reading the message.

"Warning: No flash photography is permitted in Monty Golf. A guest used a Faz-Cam to take a picture of Monty, but the camera flash stunned him and sent him falling from the catwalks above the golf course. No guests may use their phones to take pictures, and all Faz-Cams will be confiscated and kept in the Monty Golf Faz-Cam stand." "Well, now I know why Faz-Cams aren't allowed to be used here," The boy said to himself. He walked through a door that led him into the back hallway. The security office was on the left side of the room, with the Faz-Cam stand on the right; there was also a door that was in front of Gregory.

Gregory entered the door in front of him and entered some kind of boiler room; he saw a security bot patrolling; he took out his Fazerblaster and stunned the bot after missing a few times. He ran to the other side of the room, where he found a CD and a small black circle on a control panel. Gregory placed the CD in his pocket and put the black circle on his flashlight before leaving the room. He entered the security office, and the door closed behind him, setting off an alarm, "Oh come on, not this again!" He shouted, "Gregory, they know you are here. Get the security upgrade and get out!" Freddy said through the boy's Faz-Watch. Gregory walked to the mini-Freddy head on the security desk and pushed its nose; he giggled when he heard it make that honking sound. He grabbed the security badge and saw a message next to the mini-Freddy head.

"This is bad. People are saying Monty was the one who decommissioned Bonnie that night in Monty Golf, but that can't be true! I keep combing through the security footage and Monty's memory files, but there isn't a single shred of evidence that proves his innocents; the footage glitches out right when Monty saw Bonnie, but I'm not giving up on him. I know Monty has anger issues and was jealous of Bonnie, but he would never do something like decommissioning another animatronic. Monty is upset by all of this, and honestly, I can't blame him for it. I suspect foul play was involved with Bonnie's disappearance, and whoever did it must have used some kind of jamming device to mess with the cameras and is trying to frame Monty. - Sarah. B." "So not even Sarah could figure out who decommissioned Bonnie that night." Gregory thought. Whoever did this must have been very skilled if they could leave no trace of their presence at the scene of the crime. Vanny likely took advantage of Monty and set him up, but he would have to wait for Bonnie's memories to be restored to see if that was true or not. 

Gregory turned his head and saw a Faz-Cam sitting on a chair; looks like one of the security guards forgot to put it on the stand; perhaps this was a stroke of good luck for him. "Freddy, I found a Faz-Cam here in the office." He said. "Well done, Gregory! If you are ever in trouble, use the camera flash to stun the other animatronics. Keep in mind that it will not work on Monty due to his sunglasses." Freddy said.

That's right; the animatronic gator was always seen wearing a pair of star-shaped sunglasses; he'd have to find a way to get them off the new bass player to stun him. Gregory put the Faz-Cam in his hoodie pocket and looked around the office to see if there was a key to open the gate he and Freddy saw earlier, but there wasn't. Instead, he found another message and an orange present box.

"MAINTENANCE REPORT - I still can't find what is making all the clanging noise in the AC system. This is the fifth visit this week. If I could reach that stupid vent behind the exercise maze room, I could get to the catwalks over Monty's Gator Golf and take a look. Maybe someone who works in Mazercise knows how." "What's Mazercise? " The boy said out loud, "Mazercise is an attraction that Chica runs on the third floor of the atrium. However, you will need an entry ticket to get inside." Freddy replied.

Gregory opened the present box and found an entry ticket for the attraction, "Freddy! There's a Mazercise ticket in here too!" He happily exclaimed, "There is? That is great news, Gregory! Now you can enter Mazercise." Gregory finished his ice cream, left the security office, and found a way back to Monty golf through the boiler room; unfortunately for him, the golf-playing alligator was there looking for him. "Come on out, kid! I know you're here." Gregory felt a shiver go down his spine and turned back; he went back to the snack bar and had an idea. He grabbed the Monty figure and threw it at the hut in the golf ball pit; Monty heard it crash into the wooden structure and went to investigate.

Gregory quickly made his way back to the boiler room exit and saw Freddy, he entered the bear's chest cavity and Freddy made his way back to the elevator. He walked through the giant Monty head and made it across the wooden bridge he and Gregory crossed to reach the golf course; luckily, Monty didn't see them as the duo made their escape and reached the elevator, pushing the button to get back to Monty Golf's lobby. Gregory came out of Freddy and looked at him, "Freddy. I couldn't find a key to open the gate that leads to the catwalks. But I did find out about an air vent that leads to them in Mazercise."

 A wide smile appeared on Freddy's face, "That is wonderful news, Superstar! However, that air vent may be blocked off by the maze. Chica should be able to help you since she knows how to operate the maze controls." Gregory should have guessed that it wouldn't be easy to get to the vent that leads to the catwalks, but at least Chica can help him get to it. It's a good thing that he saved her first; otherwise, this would be a lot harder.

He pressed the Chica icon on his Faz-Watch and spoke into it, "Chica are you there? I need your help with something important." "I'm here, sweetie. What is it that you need help with?" She asked. "I learned that there is an air vent in Mazercise that leads to the catwalks above Monty Golf. But I need your help to get to it." Gregory replied. "Don't worry, Gregory! I will help you reach that air vent! Please tell me where you and Freddy are." Chica said. Gregory cleared his throat and told her their location, "Freddy and I are at Monty Golf's lobby." "I'm on my way, sweetie," Chica replied. Gregory and Freddy stepped out of the elevator and waited for Chica to arrive.        

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Chica arrived at Monty Golf's lobby and hugged Gregory and Freddy. "I'm glad both of you are ok." "It's nice to see you again, Chica," Gregory said. She let go of the hug and looked at Gregory, "Are you ready to go to Mazercise?"

 "Yep! I have an entry ticket right here." He said as he pulled the Mazercise ticket out of his pocket. "Excellent, now we can go," Chica said. They walked past the roll-up door and entered the atrium, but Roxy was nearby, "Chica, I will distract Roxy! You must take Gregory to Mazercise!" Freddy whispered to his friend; Chica nodded and opened her stomach hatch for Gregory, he climbed inside her chest cavity and noticed it was garbage-free and was smaller than Freddy's, but the scrawny boy was able to fit inside. Chica made her way toward the escalators while Freddy distracted Roxy.

"Freddy! Have you seen the kid around here?" She asked, "I am sorry, Roxy. I have not." Freddy replied. Roxy huffed but then spoke again, "Actually, where have you been? I haven't seen you in a while." "Oh! I went to Bonnie Bowl for a while." The bear said. This surprised Roxy; he had stopped going up to Bonnie Bowl ever since Bonnie disappeared, "You went up to Bonnie Bowl? You rarely go up there anymore since... You know." She said, carefully choosing her words; talking about Bonnie's disappearance with Freddy and Chica is like walking on eggshells.

"Well, it is true that I stopped going to Bonnie Bowl for quite some time. I went there to see if the boy was there, but he was not. However, I stayed up there for a while because... I started remembering my fun times with Bonnie up there, and I lost track of time." Freddy said sadly, "This kid is starting to annoy me!" Roxy mentally groaned; she was brought out of her sour mood when she saw Freddy's sad expression.

It pained her to see Freddy like this, he was there to comfort her when she needed it, and now it was her turn to comfort her friend. She placed a hand on his shoulder and looked him in the eyes. "Freddy. I'm sorry if I brought up some old memories. And if it makes you feel any better... I believe that Bonnie will come back to us one day." Roxy said, in a way, this was indeed true, Bonnie has returned to the Pizzaplex, and hopefully, when this situation settles down, he can rejoin the band without replacing Monty. Freddy looked at the animatronic wolf and smiled, "Thank you, Roxy." 

While Freddy was distracting Roxy, Chica walked past El Chips and stopped at the doors leading to Mazercise. She opened her stomach hatch, and Gregory came out; he took out the entry ticket and gave it to the S.T.A.F.F bot to scan it, released confetti, and rolled to the side when it finished scanning Gregory's entry ticket, "Thank you. Please enjoy the attraction." Gregory and Chica entered a large room with multiple tables and chairs on the left side of the room, a counter with green neon stars and multiple cubbies on the right side of the room, and some foam play blocks and benches in front of a large glowing sign that said "MAZErcise Chica's delicious path to fitness."

Shortly after they walked inside, an automated announcement in Chica's voice played on the speakers, "Welcome to Mazercise! Work off the calories while you eat. Sign up for a membership pass today! Super cool perks include discounts on Pizza, Nachos, Fries, and cookies! now that's the smell of fitness!" Chica turned her attention to a pink door at the back of the room, "That door over there will lead you to the maze." She said as she pointed to the door.

While they were walking to the door, Gregory saw something near a drink dispenser that looked like Freddy and stopped, "Huh? What is that?" He said. Chica looked back at Gregory and noticed he was looking toward the Fizzy Faz dispensers, "Is something wrong, Gregory?" She asked, "There's something over there." The boy replied; he ran to the dispensers and found the object that caught his attention; it was another CD.

Chica saw the disk and picked it up. "I wonder who left this CD here?" "It's another one of those CDs that Freddy and I have been finding all over the Pizzaplex," Gregory said. This revelation surprised Chica, "How many did you and Freddy find?" She asked. Gregory was thinking back to how many CDs he and Freddy collected, "I think we found 10 of them. So that makes this one number 11." Chica tried to analyze the contents of the CD, but like Freddy, she was also unable to see what was on it.

"Can you please hold on to this CD, sweetie?" "Of course, Chica!" Gregory replied as he took it and put it inside his pocket with the other CD. They walked through the pink door and saw a security bot patrolling around, "This seems like a good time to try out the Faz-Cam." The boy thought; he pulled out the Faz-Cam from his hoodie pocket, pressed the flash button on the mini camera, and the bot was stunned. "Yes! It worked!" The boy happily exclaimed, "Quickly into the control room." Chica whispered, they entered a room on the side, and Gregory saw a monitor showing the inside of the maze and a set of controls next to the screen.

"It appears the air vent to Monty golf is blocked off. Luckily these buttons control the maze, Gregory." Chica said, he looked at the guitarist, "Do you know how to unblock the vent?" "Yes, I do- Huh?" Chica was cut off when she realized something was not right; Gregory noticed Chica's worried expression and spoke up, "Is something wrong, Chica?" 

"The control key is missing." "The control key?" The boy repeated, "We need that key to operate the controls." Chica said. Gregory helped the guitarist look around the room for the control key; they found a message near an empty shelf.

"Leo was the only one who had a copy of the maze control key, but I haven't seen him for days. What happened to him? He was supposed to work the maze. Instead, he tricked a S.T.A.F.F bot from the daycare theater into operating the maze controls. Maybe that creepy bot knows where the key is. I'll check the theater after the all-staff meeting tonight. Speaking of which, it feels like I can't find anyone now these days. This Fazbear Freak is causing a lot of bad business for the company; I just hope Leo doesn't end up like that poor soul from The Bite of 87."

Gregory and Chica were glad to know where the control key was; however, the mention of "The Bite of 87" made them uncomfortable. "The Bite of 87? What is that?" Gregory asked. Chica was very troubled by this; many people remember The Bite of 87. "That was... An unfortunate accident that happened at a previous location called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Gregory." "What happened?" He asked; the animatronic chicken was struggling to give the boy an answer; talking about tragic accidents that happened at the previous Fazbear Entertainment locations was not an easy subject to talk about.

"One day. A security guard was watching over a birthday party and was... Seriously injured; however, the security guard survived but was rushed to the hospital, and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed down."

Gregory wanted to ask what caused the serious injury, but he had a feeling Chica wouldn't tell him how the security guard was injured and could only guess the cause of the injury. "Did an animatronic attack the security guard?" Chica could tell that Gregory was feeling uncomfortable about this discussion and changed the subject. "On a more positive note, sweetie. We now know where the control key is." That made Gregory feel better, plus it wouldn't hurt to see Sundrop in the Daycare again. Maybe he can help them look for the control key, too; he pressed the Sundrop icon in his Faz-Watch and spoke into it.

"Sundrop, are you there?" "Gregory! Hello little buddy! I can hear you. Do you need my help!?" He asked in a very excited tone, "Can Chica and I meet you in the Daycare? We need your help finding something." Gregory said, "Of course, Gregory! I'll help you find whatever you're looking for! Look for me at the doors to the playpen!" The playful animatronic replied. Gregory entered Chica's chest cavity and left Mazercise; she walked to the atrium's second floor and entered the elevator. She let Gregory out and pressed the down button.

While waiting to reach the main lobby, Gregory could feel his throat getting a little dry and cleared it, "Are you, ok sweetie?" Chica asked. The boy looked at the guitarist and responded, "I'm ok. Just a little thirsty." "Hm... There is a break room nearby. I am sure there is something for you to drink in there." Chica replied. The elevator doors opened, and they stepped out, "The break room is located near the gift shop." Chica said. Gregory followed her down the stairs and stopped at an orange door; he opened it and entered the break room.

There was a gray table and counter holding coffee cups and several cubbies on the wall; Gregory opened a mini freezer and saw a can of Fizzy Faz with an image of Chica. The cherry-flavored soda caused him to break into a big smile; he threw the can away and found a message on the table.

"SECURITY REPORT - A local police officer came by tonight. He said he was responding to an emergency call from someone inside the Pizzaplex. There is no way that is possible. I was the only one here and certainly didn't make any outside calls. He wanted to look around, but I sent him away. It was probably just another prank call. - Vanessa." This did not sit well with Gregory, "Someone called the police? Were they trapped inside like me?" If that was true, who was that person, and what happened to them? 

Shaking that thought out of his head for now, Gregory and Chica left the break room and walked to the daycare entrance. They passed through the roll-up door and found Sundrop standing in front of the large wooden doors to the playpen.    
 

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Gregory and Chica walked down the stairs causing Sundrop to run up to the boy and hug him. "Gregory!! It's so good to see you again! How have you been?!" The excited daycare attendant asked, "I'm doing well, Sundrop." The boy said as he was being squeezed. When Sundrop let go of Gregory, he noticed Chica approaching him and spoke to her, "Hello there, Chica! Gregory said you need my help looking for something, right?"

The guitarist nodded her head, "That is correct. We are looking for the control key to Mazercise. One of the employees had a S.T.A.F.F bot from the theater operate the maze controls. We believe that the key is somewhere inside the theater." "Oh, so that's what you're looking for! Of course, I'll help you look for it!" Sundrop said. A big smile appeared on Gregory's face, "Thank you, Sundrop! But where is the theater?"

"The theater is nearby! Follow me!" The playful animatronic replied. Sundrop led Gregory and Chica up the stairs and stopped at a small roll-up door underneath a sign that said "Fazbear Theater" and had two masks of Sundrop and Moondrop on its sides, the door opened, and they stepped inside.

The room appeared to be a concession room. It had a large counter with a big popcorn machine and a drink dispenser, some candy bars tucked inside a display case, and a few soda cups stacked on top of each other. "Welcome to the Fazbear Theater!" Sundrop happily exclaimed, "We should start looking around for the control key." Gregory said. The three of them looked around the area for the key; Sundrop was looking around the concession room, Chica was looking through the kitchen, and Gregory found a passage that led to the inside of the ticket booths. None of them could find the key in the rooms they searched; Gregory could find a Freddy mask sitting on a table and a message next to it.

"MAINTENANCE LOG - Customers have complained that the Balloon Boy World game has been acting up. According to the complaints, the game transported players to a bizarre glitchy area when they touched some purple static that appeared over time. Looks like it's having the same problem as the other games. I headed to the daycare arcade to fix it, and now it's gone. I never saw a move request, so it should still be there somewhere. I guess I'll check the theater after the company meeting. - Dave." "Balloon Boy World? That animatronic has its own game?" Gregory thought. He should keep an eye out for it while he's here.

"I don't see the control key in here!" Gregory said, "I don't see it out here! Did you find it, Chica?" Sundrop asked, "No, I did not." She replied. "Hm... Maybe the control key is in the basement." Sundrop said, "I'll show you where the stairs are." Sundrop led the way into the large room that had a cartoon clip of the Glamrock animatronics walking in a straight line together, playing on a big screen.

The room also had red and blue stars and cloud lights on the ceiling, multiple benches on the bottom floor and many seats located on a balcony up above, some foam play blocks scattered in front of the main stage, and a few S.T.A.F.F bots occupying the room, one of them was up on the main stage telling jokes to the other bots. "How is everyone doing tonight?" It asked, "We're doing well!" Sundrop shouted, startling Gregory and Chica, "Great." The bot said. Gregory's breathing returned to normal, and Chica looked at Sundrop, "Sundrop, please try not to startle us like that again." The daycare attendant looked at the animatronic chicken and Gregory and apologized for the scare, "Whoops! Sorry about that!"

"Don't worry, I'm ok," Gregory replied. While they were walking through the room, the S.T.A.F.F bot on stage cracked a joke, "I just rolled in here, and boy, are my wheels tired."   Sundrop slapped his knee and laughed at the joke, "HAHAHA!! Get it? Oh, that was funny!" Chica found the joke amusing, but Gregory laughed nervously; he didn't think the joke was that funny. He thought Bonnie's joke about Freddy getting embarrassed was better. While Sundrop laughed, Gregory saw a locked gate preventing them from going further. 

"The gate is locked! Is there any way to open it?" Sundrop regained his composure and spoke up, "Don't worry, Gregory, there's another way around the gate. I'll show you." Once again, Sundrop took charge and led the way; Gregory spotted a Moondrop plush sitting on a bench and a message next to it.

"Something weird happened today. After we finished filming "Captain Foxy's Pirate Adventure" for the day, I heard a bang from the theater basement and saw the eyes of the four cardboard cutouts of the main characters give off a strange glow. One of the flash props went off and triggered something inside the cardboard mascots. Not only that but when I went back upstairs, I saw that same thing coming from the eyes of the characters on the movie's poster. I don't know if that's some special effect or not, but whatever it is, it creeps me out."

"Huh?  Captain Foxy's Pirate Adventure? The eyes of the cardboard cutouts glow?" Gregory thought. He remembered seeing a cardboard cutout of Freddy in the rehearsal room. He might have to go back there and use his Faz-Cam on it to see if its eyes glow.

Gregory followed Chica and Sundrop into a hallway with cartoon images of Freddy, Bonnie, and the Glamrock animatronics on the walls. He entered a backroom with stairs to the theater basement right in front of them. Gregory and Chica walked towards the stairs, but Sundrop didn't follow them, "Sundrop? What's wrong?" Chica asked, "I can't go down to the basement. It's too dark." At first, Chica was confused as to why Sundrop didn't want to go with them, but then she remembered Gregory telling her that one of those receiver disks was inside Sundrop. If Sundrop wasn't malfunctioning, then there's only one other animatronic that could be acting haywire. 

"The receiver disk must be affecting Moondrop."  "However, I should be able to go with you if you find the light switch down there." Sundrop continued; hearing about how to turn the lights on in the basement was good news for Gregory; having the lights on would keep Moondrop from coming out and make finding the control key easier. Gregory and Chica walked down the stairs and began looking for the light switch; Chica was scanning the walls but didn't see the switch, and Gregory was looking around a bank of lockers but didn't find the switch either.

They walked further down the stairs and found the switch, "Gregory! I have found the switch." She flipped it, and the lights came on; Sundrop saw the light and came running down the stairs. "Thank you, Chica." The three of them split up and looked around the area for the control key.

Gregory saw multiple inactive Endos in the basement, "What are they doing down here!?" He said in his mind; luckily for him, most of them were facing the floor. Sundrop, Chica, and Gregory entered multiple dressing rooms, but the control key was not in any of them. Gregory, however, found a message sitting in front of a mirror.

"We're using some Endos to help film some action scenes for Captain Foxy's Pirate Adventure. We were originally going to have the movie come out close to the opening day of the new attraction; however, because of that plumbing issue, we now have to postpone the premiere date. Did a pipe burst in the new attraction or something? I've also noticed Sarah going there frequently; I heard that the new guy is being kept there because the warehouse has no room for him. Sarah might be trying to keep the new guy company; hopefully, they can fix the new attraction soon."

"Sarah was keeping the new animatronic company?" Well, Gregory shouldn't be so surprised; it does sound like something Sarah would do; this message also referred to the new animatronic as "the new guy." He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but now this is making him more interested. Maybe once Monty is back to normal, he can find a way inside the new attraction and see the new animatronic. Gregory ran to the back of the room and entered a room containing multiple cardboard cutouts; he found a cutout of a pirate fox in the very back of the room.

"Hm... That message from earlier said that the eyes glow. I wonder if." He pulled out his Faz-Cam and pressed the flash button; when the light disappeared, the cutout's eye was indeed glowing, "Whoa, so they do glow!"

     
He entered another room and found the Mazercise control key and a message next to it.

"MAZERCISE INSTRUCTIONS - Move blue to the corner. You should be able to work it out from there." "What kind of instructions are these?! How is this going to help me?!" Gregory shouted. Chica and Sundrop heard the boy and came rushing in, "Gregory! Are you ok? What happened?" Chica said. Gregory took a few deep breaths and explained the problem, "I found these instructions for Mazercise, but I don't see how these are going to help." He said as he handed the message to Chica; luckily, she knew what it meant.

"Don't worry, Gregory. I know what this means." Gregory picked up the control key and started to leave the area, but he heard movement coming from outside the room. "Huh? What's that noise?" Sundrop asked. Gregory's eyes shot wide open when he realized what was moving, "The Endos are on!" This wasn't good; now, getting out of the theater will be much harder. Chica walked over to Gregory to help calm him down, "Don't worry, sweetie. We will get out of here." Gregory took a deep breath and nodded his head; he took out his Fazerblaster as the sounds grew closer to the door.

The doors opened, revealing two Endos; Gregory fired the Fazerblaster in their faces, stunning them. Sundrop was impressed by Gregory's firing skills. "Nice shot, little buddy! But where did you get a Fazerblaster?" "From Fazer Blast." The boy replied. Chica grabbed the boy's hand and ran past the Endos with Sundrop right behind them, they managed to get past them and up the stairs, but one of the Endos managed to turn off the lights.

"No! No! No!" Sundrop cried in agony as he grabbed his face, "Chica! Please, you must take Gregory and run!! Quickly before Moondrop comes out!!!" He shouted as he jumped back into the basement to buy his friends some time. Chica scooped Gregory into her arms and ran as fast as she could, she felt horrible about leaving Sundrop behind with those rogue Endos, but she couldn't put Gregory in danger. Chica managed to run back into the daycare and bolted her way back to the lobby. When she arrived, Chica placed Gregory down and looked at him, "Are you ok, sweetie?" "I'm ok." He replied. They both walked into the elevator and pushed the button. 

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Heavy footsteps echoed from the bottom floor while Chica and Gregory started walking toward the escalators. Those footsteps were followed by loud snarls and yelling; Gregory froze when he realized who was coming, "Oh no! Monty is here!" Chica turned to Gregory and opened her stomach hatch, "Quickly, Gregory! Get inside before Monty sees you!" She said. Luckily he managed to get in before the angry bass player arrived on the second floor. He huffed before turning to his bandmate and asking if she saw Gregory, "Chica! Have you seen that kid anywhere?!"

The guitarist didn't flinch when Monty raised his voice at her; seeing Monty like this was a common sight for her; Gregory, on the other hand, was terrified. Monty's yelling reminded him of times when Mr. Johnson yelled at him; he was using every fiber of his being to stay dead silent; he feared that if he made a single peep, it would be the end of him and Chica. "I did see him leave the lobby earlier today, so perhaps he is somewhere nearby," Chica said.

Monty let out another huff and balled his fists, "How does this kid always slip away?" "Did you see him earlier today?" Chica asked, "Well, I heard an alarm go off in my attraction today and went down there to look for him. But like always, I find nothin'!" Monty replied, "But like always." Based on how Monty said those words," Chica thought. It sounded like he was going down to Monty Golf looking for something other than Gregory.

"You said, "But like always" were you looking for something else besides the boy down there?" She asked, "I don't wanna talk about it." Monty said with some sadness in his voice. Chica knew something else was bothering Monty, she had a rough idea of what that could be, but she wanted him to confirm it. "Monty. I know something else is bothering you. Whatever it is, you can tell me." Monty was conflicted; he wanted Chica to drop the subject, but he could also tell that Chica was sincere. He let out another huff and told her the problem, "Alright... I'll tell you. Ever since Bonnie disappeared I... I spent more time in Monty Golf lookin' for proof."

"Proof?" Chica said, "Anything that proves how Bonnie disappeared." The gator clarified. "I hear what people say about me."  "Where's Bonnie?" "Oh, it was Monty's fault!" "He's the one who decommissioned Bonnie!" "That gator attacked him to steal his spot!" Monty said in a mocking tone. "I keep tryin' to remember what happened that night, but No matter how hard I try, I just... Keep gettin' nothin'!" "But what if they're right?! What if I did attack Bonnie that night!? What if everythin' people say about me is true!? What if I am the monster they think I am?!" Monty shouted.

Chica stood in place for a few seconds, processing everything Monty had just told her. She had a strong feeling that Monty harbored jealousy toward Bonnie, but she was also sure that Monty was not a monster. Even if he did attack Bonnie that night, she knows that Monty would never do it intensionally; that receiver disk would make him do it against his programming. "I-" Monty was cut off when Chica hugged him. "Monty, I know what you are going to say, and no. You are not a mistake; you are my friend. I know people compare you to Bonnie, but you do not have to be like him or be better than him. You are a wonderful bass player."

"I believe what Sarah said about you being innocent, and so do Freddy and Roxy. Sarah never gave up on proving it; she believed someone else decommissioned Bonnie. You are not a monster, Monty. You are our friend." Monty was speechless; part of him was relieved to have told Chica everything; things between them weren't as awkward compared to the tension between him and Freddy. Monty would have a harder time explaining how he feels to Freddy, he won't openly admit it, but he was also jealous of how much attention Freddy gets; he only wanted a taste of fame, but not in this way.

Monty hugged Chica back and thanked her for listening; they stayed like that until Monty broke from the hug. "I feel a lot better now. I'm goin' back to Monty Golf to see if the kid is back there." He waved Chica goodbye and walked down to the bottom floor; meanwhile, Chica waved too and walked back to Mazercise.  

Gregory came out of Chica and walked into the control room; he pulled out the control key and placed it inside a card reader. When the light turned green, the controls started to light up. "Yes! It worked! Now which buttons can make the wall covering the vent move?" Gregory said, "Leave it to me, sweetie." Chica replied. She pointed to the 4th button on the bottom row and told Gregory what to do, "First, we need to push that button four times."

Gregory followed Chica's instructions, and she pulled the red lever up, "Now we need to push the 3rd button on the bottom row two times." The boy pushed it twice, and Chica pulled the lever down. "Push the 1st button on the top row two times." Gregory pushed it twice, and Chica pulled the lever up; he could see that parts of the maze were changing. "Push the 2nd button on the bottom row two times." He did what he was told, and Chica pulled the lever down. "Push the same button one last time." Gregory pushed the button one more time, but Chica didn't pull the lever, "All done! I can see the air vent." Chica said.

Gregory looked at the screen and saw the blue wall no longer blocking the air vent; now, he could get to the Monty Golf catwalks. He snuck past the security bot and entered the maze; the walls and floor were decorated with various types of colors and food. Gregory walked into the maze, passing two watermelon walls; he went straight passing a wall with ice cream sundaes and took a right turn going down a winding path passing by more ice cream and watermelon walls until he reached the vent. Before he entered, Chica tapped him on the shoulder, "Please be careful in there, sweetie."

"Don't worry, Chica; I'll be careful. Oh, wait! Do you know where Monty's chip compartment is?" Gregory said. "Yes. It is located on the back of his head." Chica replied. Gregory thanked her and entered the vent, he crawled towards a green light, and at the light, he turned left and saw a grate on his right and removed it.

Gregory was standing on a small metal platform above Monty Golf, he saw the catwalks ahead of him, but his way was blocked by a small gate with a yellow X on it, "How am I going to get past this?" He said out loud; he turned his head and found a green cannon with a black tube attached to the floor. Next to the cannon was a message, "Attention: Please do not hit people with the golf ball cannons. Anyone caught doing so will be kicked off the Hurricane Hole-In-One ride immediately."

"This is the Hurricane Hole-In-One?" Gregory said. He looked around more and saw several carriages resembling Monty and two glowing purple targets sitting in the mouth of two Monty pictures on the wall, "Hm, I wonder if..." Gregory said as he moved the golf ball cannon toward the targets and launched two golf balls at them. They hit the targets causing the Monty carriages to move and opened the gate blocking his way.

Gregory could see several more golf ball cannons on the catwalks; he jumped down and heard a voice call out, "There you are!" Gregory turned his head and saw Monty holding onto a carriage; the gator jumped onto the catwalks smashing a nearby golf ball cannon. He readjusted his sunglasses and directed his attention to the boy in front of him, "Time to rock and roll!" Gregory immediately turned around and started running away from Monty, prompting the gator to give chase, "Hey, little guy! Get back here!"

Gregory ignored Monty and kept running, "I can't stun Monty while he has his sunglasses on. How am I going to get rid of them?" The boy mentally cried, then he remembered what that message from before said. "Please do not hit other people with the golf ball cannons." If he can fire golf balls at Monty's face, perhaps they can break his sunglasses, making him vulnerable to the Fazerblaster and Faz-Cam.

Gregory ran into a darker section of the catwalks and found a golf ball cannon near him; he moved it around, looking for Monty. "Come on out, kid! You can't hide here forever!" The gator hollered out from the darkness; Gregory saw movement coming from behind some fake plants and fired the cannon; he missed, and Monty jumped towards the sound. Gregory saw Monty coming and ran away before the gator landed. "He can jump high?! How can he do that!?" Then he remembered another message saying that Bonnie's jumping mechanisms were installed into Monty; this was going to make things harder for Gregory.

He pressed the Bonnie icon on his Faz-Watch and whispered, "Bonnie! I need your help! Monty found me, and he's trying to get me!" The former bass player's eyes widened when he heard the news, "Don't worry, champ, I'll help ya deal with Monty. Tell me where you are." Gregory turned around a corner before speaking again, "I'm in Monty Golf up on the catwalks! Please hurry!" "Thanks, champ. I'm on my way!" Bonnie replied, hopefully, he wasn't too far away.

Gregory found another cannon and aimed it at Monty; he was walking around, which gave Gregory a good chance to hit him. He fired a golf ball that hit the left hinge of Monty's sunglasses; the gator felt the ball hit him and looked around. Gregory got away before Monty saw him and ran up a set of stairs; he found another cannon and fired again, this time a ball hit the left temple of Monty's sunglasses.

Monty was starting to get annoyed; he saw a carriage coming his way and jumped up to grab hold of it; this gave the gator a better view of the catwalks, the darkness did help Gregory hide from Monty, but it also made it difficult for him to find the gator. He saw Monty's carriage making its way toward his location, and he fired another golf ball that hit the right lens of the gator's sunglasses, causing a small crack to appear. Gregory ran back down the stairs, away from the bass player. 

Monty was starting to catch on to what Gregory was trying to do; he jumped off the carriage and broke the cannon; Gregory heard the sound and started to panic. "If he smashes all the cannons, I'm done for! Please, Bonnie, where ever you are, hurry up!"  "You're clever little guy; I'll give you that!" Monty shouted; he ran to another cannon and smashed it. Gregory stopped to catch his breath. He could see another cannon up ahead and started moving toward it; Monty jumped up and grabbed another carriage to find the boy.

Meanwhile, Bonnie arrived below them and jumped into the golf course. He looked up and saw Gregory running to a golf ball cannon and Monty on a carriage, "What's Gregory trying to do?" He thought; Gregory fired a golf ball, hitting the rim on the right side of Monty's sunglasses; that's when Bonnie got the gist of what Gregory was trying to do, "Ah, I get it. Smart thinkin' champ!" Monty let out a growl and jumped off the carriage near the cannon; Gregory ran away before the new bass player slammed his fists down on the cannon.

Bonnie's ears twitched, and he grew concerned at what he saw, "Oh shoot! Looks like Monty figured it out too! I gotta do somethin' to keep Gator boy from turnin' Gregory into gumbo!"  He couldn't jump up to the catwalks because of a large plastic covering blocking the way up, he saw a small opening in the cover, but he was way too big to fit through it, then he hatched an idea.

"Hey! Gator boy!!" Monty's eyes shot wide open when he heard the voice below: "No way." He said as he looked down and couldn't believe his eyes; Bonnie was standing there, looking up at him. He never thought he'd see the former bass player again, causing the gator to feel something inside him, "He's right there! I thought he was decommissioned! Did that kid-" He stopped thinking when he started twitching; both Gregory and Bonnie saw a purple glow coming from Monty's eyes; it was just like what happened to Chica after Gregory completed Chica's Feeding Frenzy in the bakery, "So there is a disk inside him too!" Gregory thought. When Monty stopped twitching, he looked at Bonnie and spoke.

"Well, well, well. Look who's here! Back to the scene of the crime, huh, bunny boy?!" "You better believe it, Monty! Did ya think I wouldn't come back here?" Bonnie replied; while Monty was distracted by Bonnie, Gregory found another cannon and aimed at Monty, "You ain't gettin' your spot back, Bonnie! It's mine now!" The gator shouted. Bonnie looked at the gator, unphased by his taunting, "That ain't important right now, Monty! I won't let ya hurt that kid!"

Gregory fired a golf ball, hitting the left lens of Monty's sunglasses which left a large crack. Now Monty was angry; he jumped off and started running to the cannon; Gregory slipped away before the Gator hit the metal floor, "Nice shot, champ!" The animatronic rabbit said before redirecting his attention to his replacement, "Hey! I ain't done with you, gator boy!" The gator broke the cannon and looked back at the bowling pro below.

"I don't know how you came back, but that doesn't matter now! I might have taken care of you once before. But when I'm done with this kid here, I'm comin' for you next!" Bonnie shook his head and laughed, "Oh, gator boy! I know what happened that night! But I won't let ya get the chance to get me!"  

Monty laughed but was interrupted by a golf ball that struck his head and two more that hit both lenses on his sunglasses; Monty wasn't sure how much more his sunglasses could take before they were destroyed. He charged in the direction the golf balls came from, prompting Gregory to run for it; he ran behind some fake plants before Monty destroyed yet another cannon. Bonnie was about to taunt Monty again, but something else caught his attention; his ears picked up a faint sound coming from somewhere nearby, and his ears kept twitching until the sound grew louder and closer.

"You've gotta be kiddin' me." He said as he took his bowling ball out of his chest cavity, the sound he picked up was the K-9 unit's bark. It popped out from near the chained-off gate and ran towards Bonnie; Gregory saw the metal hound with grime on its body moving towards the former bass player, "Oh no! What's that thing doing here?!"  The K-9 unit kept charging toward Bonnie; he jumped up and dodged the incoming dog. "Looks like this thing is on the fritz."

The K-9 unit turned around and charged again; this time, Bonnie swung his bowling ball and clocked the haywire dog in the face; it tumbled down the course and landed on its side. Monty was still looking around for Gregory; he smashed another cannon he saw and kept running around the catwalks; Gregory saw the last two cannons nearby; he needed to make his next shot count if he wanted to get rid of Monty's sunglasses.

Bonnie kept making the K-9 unit crash into obstacles and smacking it with his bowling ball; its face was starting to show some exposed wires and had some of its teeth smashed by Bonnie. Gregory heard Monty coming and aimed the cannon; while the gator was breaking the other cannon, Gregory fired a golf ball that hit the bridge of the sunglasses, finally breaking them. Gregory ran away while Monty looked at the remains of his sunglasses; he clutched his fists and chased after Gregory.

"Yes! Now his sunglasses are gone! I can stun him now!" The boy thought. He was approaching the Splash Bucket, but Monty jumped and landed right in front of him. "End of the line, kid! You ain't goin' anywhere!" Gregory quickly pulled out his Faz-Cam and pressed the flash button; the bright light caused Monty to groan in pain and cover his eyes as he fell to his knees; Gregory used this opportunity to run behind Monty and saw his chip compartment.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He cried as he hopped onto the gator's back, opened the chip compartment, took out a software chip, placed it into Monty, and closed it. Monty was twitching on the ground, letting out a few technical noises, and the dim purple glow from his eyes turned light blue; he stopped twitching, and a message in light blue letters appeared on his HUD, "Virus removal complete. Systems rebooting."

Monty's vision slowly started returning, and he saw Gregory standing in front of him and heard his voice, "Monty? Monty, are you ok?" He let out a groan, "Yeah... I think I'm ok." Bonnie was able to drive the K-9 unit away and looked back up to see what was happening; his vision was glitching out when he saw a figure make its way toward Gregory and Monty. "What the... Oh no!" 

Gregory heard a familiar buzzing sound and was knocked in front of the Splash Bucket with Monty; the bucket tipped over when the attacker pressed a nearby button; Gregory saw the bucket falling and closed his eyes. He heard the sound of golf balls rolling down and opened his eyes; he saw Monty grabbing the bucket to keep it from crushing them; the boy turned his head and saw Vanny staring at him.

The platform collapsed from the weight, sending Monty and Gregory falling from the catwalks; Monty quickly grabbed Gregory's arm and used his other hand to grab a support beam, "Hold on to me, kid!" Gregory held onto Monty as he was rapidly breathing. The support beam was unstable and broke, sending Monty falling to the ground. He landed on his back, and the now broken support beam landed on his free hand, receiving minor damage. He looked at Gregory to see if he was harmed, "Hey! You ok, kid?!" "I-I think so." the boy said. Gregory looked up and saw that Vanny was gone. Bonnie ran up to Monty to help get his hand free. 

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Gregory was still a little shaken up from nearly getting crushed by the Splash Bucket and falling to his death; yet again, Monty was trying to process everything that had happened. He found himself in Monty Golf with Gregory; someone caused the Splash Bucket to tip over, nearly crushing him and the boy he was with; they both fell from the catwalks but managed to avoid getting seriously damaged thanks to some quick thinking from Monty.

The gator turned his head and saw Bonnie moving the support beam off his hand and helped him up, "Monty! Gregory! Are you two ok?! I saw the bucket tip over and got worried!" Bonnie said. Monty was at a loss for words; seeing the former base player in one piece standing right in front of him made his internal fans spin like crazy; so many thoughts about how Bonnie was here were flooding his processors. He tried to speak, but no coherent words were coming out of his mouth; only a few studders escaped from him, "H-H-H-How I-"

"Yeah. Monty and I are ok, Bonnie." Gregory said, cutting the dumbfounded gator off; the animatronic rabbit let out a sigh of relief, "Oh, thank goodness, I thought I was gonna jump outta my casing." He turned his attention to Monty and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Monty, I know this looks real confusin' right now, but I'll explain everythin' to ya later." 

"Alright. But can you hold on to the little guy for a minute?" He said as he handed Gregory over to Bonnie; the rabbit took the boy in his arms and looked back at the gator. "Ok, but what are-" He couldn't finish as the gator sliced through the chained-off gate with his claws and ran up the stairs. "Hey, Monty!" He ignored Bonnie and looked around for whoever tried to crush him and Gregory; he wanted to find them and give that person a piece of his angry mind.

Unfortunately for him, the culprit gave him the slip, which ticked him off; meanwhile, Bonnie was contacting Freddy to let him know that Monty was back to normal. "Freddy, it's Bonnie. Gregory managed to get one of those software chips in Monty. Can you meet us in your green room?" "Yes, Bonnie. I will wait for you there." Freddy replied. Unable to find the one responsible for nearly causing a repeat of what happened to him in the past, he came back down the stairs to Bonnie and Gregory. The boy was impressed by how Monty was able to cut through the yellow chain on the gate like paper; he was placed on the ground but started to wobble; looks like he still hadn't fully calmed down after his latest near-death experience.

"Can you stand, little guy?" Monty asked, "Yeah, I think so." Gregory replied as he kept wobbling; eventually, his legs gave out, and Monty caught him before he hit the floor. "I'm sorry. I guess I'm still shaken up by what happened." "Hey. Don't worry bout it, kid. It ain't your fault that the bucket fell over." Monty said, "We should probably get outta here. I left somethin' for ya back at Rockstar Row, champ." Bonnie said. That helped perk up Gregory's mood. The three of them walked to the elevator and pressed the button.  

Monty has a lot of questions about what is happening at the Pizzaplex; he felt like it would be good to know the name of the boy he was carrying. "Hey, kid. Would you mind stayin' still for me so I can get a good look at ya?" Gregory nodded and allowed Monty to scan him, "Ok, scan complete... What the? Your guest profile ain't comin' up for me. Who are ya, kid?"  "My name is Gregory." He replied; Monty let out a soft chuckle, "Nice to meet you, Gregory, but what are ya doin' here? I thought the whole plex was closed after what happened to Freddy." Gregory frowned a little as he explained why he was in here after closing time.

"It is. I'm here because I... I snuck down to Parts and Service and hid inside Freddy. I tried to leave on the night of the concert but... I didn't get to the front door in time." Monty was not expecting to hear this; he was a little impressed about how he managed to find his way into Parts and Service without anyone seeing him. "Ok, but why didn't ya leave with the other guests that day?"  "Well... It was raining, and I didn't want to get wet, so I stayed." Gregory replied.

Monty did remember hearing that the forecast for that day would be rainy, but Bonnie didn't know that. "I did try to escape through the Loading Docks and Fire Escape in the Prize Counter, but I couldn't," Gregory said. The elevator doors opened, and the trio stepped out and made their way to Rockstar Row.

"So now you're stuck here until Friday, right Gregory?" Monty asked; the boy nodded in response, "I'm sorry to hear that ya couldn't get out in time." Monty said. He looked at Bonnie and spoke again, "If ya don't mind me askin' Bonnie, how did you get put back together?" Bonnie let out a tiny laugh before giving Monty his answer, "Well, Chica and Gregory managed to find me down in the sewer under the Pizzaplex. After a quick fix-up in Parts and Service, I'm back on my feet tryin' to help Gregory."

Monty had no idea how Gregory and Chica ended up in the sewers, but he was glad they were able to find Bonnie and put him back together, which led him to his next question. "Did... Did I decommission you that night, Bonnie?" The rabbit had a feeling that Monty would ask him that question, "I remember what happened that night, but I think we should get the others, so I can tell everyone."  They reached Rockstar Row, and Bonnie pointed to Freddy's greenroom.

"The things I left for ya are in Freddy's room, champ." All three of them entered Freddy's room and were greeted by the singer himself, "Gregory! Bonnie! Monty! Thank goodness you are all ok!" Gregory was placed on the floor and hugged Freddy. When he broke free from the hug, he saw two things on Freddy's dresser next to the golden plushies they found; the things were a wrapped ice cream bar and a can of Fizzy Faz that had an image of Bonnie on the can.

 He approached the dresser and grabbed the Fizzy Faz, "Where did you find this stuff, Bonnie?" He asked; the animatronic rabbit smiled and looked at the happy boy, "I found those things from Bonnie Bowl." Gregory tasted the Fizzy Faz and learned that it was a sweet blueberry flavor; his smile grew bigger as he continued to drink the Fizzy Faz; this helped him calm down; he threw the can into a nearby trashcan and unwrapped the ice cream bar.

This ice cream bar looked like Bonnie, and just like the Fizzy Faz, it was also blueberry flavored; Monty chuckled at how Gregory was ferociously eating the frozen treat "Man, you must have been hungry, Gregory." Bonnie couldn't help but chuckle, too, "I remember seein' kids eat the ice cream from Bonnie Bowl like that." Back when Bonnie was still the bass player of the band, kids loved the ice cream from Bonnie Bowl so much that they ate it like crazy and kept coming back for more; it also made the ice cream sales in Bonnie Bowl skyrocket.

Freddy looked at Monty and saw some damage on his left hand, "Monty, your left hand is damaged, and what happened to your sunglasses?" The gator looked at his hand to survey the damage, it had a few cracks on the casing, but it wasn't anything serious, "Well, my sunglasses broke in Monty Golf, and my hand got damaged after I saved Gregory from falling off the catwalks." Freddy's eyes widened. "Falling off the catwalks? How did that happen?!"

Monty held both his hands up as a gesture for Freddy to calm down, "Whoa, whoa, slow down, Freddy, and lemme explain. Someone caused the Splash Bucket to tip over, but I managed to stop it from crushin' Gregory and me. The floor broke, and I grabbed the little guy and support beam to stop us from hittin' the ground, but that broke too, and I landed on my back. He wasn't hurt, but that beam came down and landed on my left hand." "It's true. I ran up to the stage to help get that beam off Monty's hand." Bonnie said. This made Freddy feel relieved that Gregory and Monty were still in one piece, but he still felt a little sad that his friend was damaged.  

"We should get that hand fixed in Parts and Service," Freddy said. Monty wanted to say he was fine, but he knows very well that Freddy would keep worrying about it until his hand was fixed. "Alright, fine. We can go and fix it." Looking at it again, he noticed something through a crack, "Huh, what is that?" Bonnie tilted his head, "What do ya see, Monty?" Freddy looked closer at what Monty was looking at; he gasped when he saw the object inside Monty's hand.

"That is a receiver disk!" "Receiver disk?" Monty said, "Allow me to explain, gator boy. That disk thing inside your hand was makin' you malfunction. I had one in me, too, but Sarah removed it before she... Ya know." Bonnie said, "Anyway, Freddy and Chica had disks in them, too, but Gregory was able to get them out."  Gregory finished his ice cream, threw out the stick, and looked at Monty. "It's true. I saw the receiver disks while I was repairing Freddy and Chica and took them out; I know about them because I read messages that Sarah wrote. I can get that disk out of you too, Monty."

Monty wasn't sure about letting Gregory operate the machinery in Parts and Service, but if he removed the receiver disks from Freddy and Chica, then he may know what he was doing. "Ok, kid, I trust ya to get this thing out." Before they left, Gregory put the CDs he found inside the dresser with the others. He tucked them inside the CD drawer and walked to Parts and Service with the others.

They took Roxy's elevator down and arrived at their destination; Bonnie opened a metal box, gave Gregory a new hand for Monty, and walked over to the computer to press 'open for repairs' while Monty stepped inside the cylinder. Gregory walked to the controls and moved them towards Monty; a message from the computer played when the controls were in position, "Hand damage detected. Please twist the knob on Monty's spiked wristband to open the arm casing." "Huh? Is the knob one of the spikes?" Gregory asked, "Ha. You hit the nail right on the head, kid. Look at em' closely, and ya should find it. Monty said.

Gregory took a closer look at the spiked band and saw one spike that was different from the rest, he twisted it, and the arm casing opened up, revealing colored wires connected to a mechanism and the receiver disk attached to it. He disconnected the wires and took the damaged hand out; before he installed the new hand, Gregory used the disk remover to take the disk off the mechanism. He placed a new hand into the casing and reconnected the wires. After closing the arm casing, he ran a diagnostics test to make sure the new hand was working. With Monty all patched up, Gregory pressed 'finish repairs, and Monty walked out of the cylinder.

"Haha! Thanks, little guy." Monty said, ruffling the boy's hair; he picked up the receiver disk and crushed it; Chica walked into the room and saw everyone together, "Hello, everyone." "Huh? What are you doing here, Chica?" Monty asked, "Oh. While you were gettin' a new hand, I called her here." Bonnie said, "Now that everyone is here, I'll tell everyone what happened in Monty Golf that night." Monty was feeling nervous; the big question that haunted him for a month would finally be answered, did he attack Bonnie, or was it someone else?

One month ago...

Bonnie picked up a strange signal and followed it all over the Pizzaplex; he first picked it up from somewhere in the atrium at 12:24 AM, then it popped up again in the East Arcade at 2:40 AM. He lost the signal but was able to track it down in Monty Golf at 4:12 AM, "I'm not sure what this signal is or how it kept gettin' away from me, but I hope it doesn't get away this time."   He entered Monty Golf and looked around for the source of the signal. Bonnie went to the security room to see if the signal was coming from there, but it wasn't; he checked all the golf courses but still had no luck in finding the signal.

 "Maybe I should check the catwalks to see if the signal is comin' from up there." He approached the gate to the catwalks but stopped when he heard footsteps coming his way; he turned around and saw Monty walking towards him, "Oh hey, Monty!" The rabbit said, but the gator said nothing and kept walking closer, "Um... You ok there, Monty?" Bonnie was getting worried as Monty kept getting closer and closer to him until he stopped moving. Bonnie was confused about why he stopped, but suddenly, his vision started to get fuzzy; he could see a figure on the catwalks above looking directly at him.

Bonnie couldn't see the figure clearly, but based on what he could see, it looked like some kind of white rabbit holding a strange controller. The figure laughed as it kept staring at Bonnie, "Disassemble Bonnie." The other rabbit said as it pressed a button on the controller sending creepy S.T.A.F.F bots into the area surrounding Bonnie, "What the!? What's goin' on here?!" He looked at Monty and asked him for help, "Um, Monty? I could use a little help here!" But Monty stood there as if he were frozen in time. The S.T.A.F.F bots were closing in on Bonnie; now, he had to take matters into his own hands to get out of whatever this was.

He punched several approaching S.T.A.F.F bots, knocking them down; he saw three of them charging right at him and jumped out of the way, causing them to crash into a wall. He landed on two more S.T.A.F.F bots who struggled to get up; he grabbed one and threw it at a group of rogue robots, making them fall like bowling pins. More and more S.T.A.F.F bots kept coming, and Bonnie was getting overwhelmed; he kicked a bot away from him, grabbed another incoming one, and threw it into another group of bots.

A few bots started scratching Bonnie's casing leaving cracks and scratch marks behind, "Get off me!" Bonnie shouted as he punched one of them; the S.T.A.F.F bots grabbed his arms and held him down; Bonnie struggled in vain as he tried to break free from their grasp. While Bonnie was pinned to the ground, the other rabbit gave the bots a command, "Keep his parts in stable condition." The S.T.A.F.F bots dug their hands into Bonnie's casing, ripping his parts out and sending scrap everywhere. Bonnie was screaming in pain as they tore him apart like tissue paper.

Monty stood in place as the S.T.A.F.F bots ripped Bonnie to pieces; they removed his head and tore off his ears, exposing his wires and circuitry. The other rabbit came down and looked at the remains of Bonnie, "Collect his parts." She said. The S.T.A.F.F bots were scooping up all of the pieces of Bonnie and dragging his tattered body away; the other rabbit grabbed Bonnie's severed head and laughed.

"I know just what to do with you." She manically said. Bonnie's vision was fading; the last moments he remembered were him being dragged into the sewer and being thrown out with the rest of the garbage, "Your parts will be very helpful to me." She said before walking away laughing.

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"So that's what happened," Gregory said. Freddy and Chica were glad to know that Monty wasn't the one who decommissioned Bonnie that night, but Monty didn't feel that way. He felt disgusted with himself after hearing the truth; he may not have attacked Bonnie that night but hearing that he just stood by and did nothing while the former bass player was getting ripped to pieces sickened him. "So all I did was stand there and watch you get taken apart? I... Don't know what to say to that."

Bonnie placed a hand on Monty's shoulder to help reassure him. "Hey, don't go feelin' guilty for what happened. It wasn't like ya chose to stand by on your own free will. That disk thing was messin' with your programmin', and that other rabbit was playin' you like a fiddle. I bet she was the one who put that disk inside you, Monty." "Bonnie is right. You are not at fault, Monty; you were a victim too." Freddy said, "I agree!" Chica shouted.

Monty felt a warm feeling in his processors, he thought Freddy and Chica would be furious with him after learning the truth, but here they were, taking his side. He wouldn't show it, but he was very grateful to have them as friends. "Yeah, you're right! I'm gonna find that other rabbit and give it a piece of my mind!"  "I can help with that." Gregory chimed in; this surprised most of the animatronics, "What do you mean, Gregory?" Chica asked. That's right; he only told Freddy about Vanny's hideout in Fazer Blast. "Well, when I was in Fazer Blast yesterday, I found the rabbit lady's secret hideout, and her name is Vanny." 

Monty's expression began to darken, "Fazer Blast, huh?" "Would you mind showin' me where that hideout is, Gregory?" The boy looked at Monty and nodded his head, "Yeah. I can show you where it is." "Hold on! I'm comin' with you two!" Bonnie said. He won't miss the chance to catch the one who decommissioned him that night, and if she still has the controller with her, Monty will need some backup. Freddy and Chica would have objected to this idea, but after everything that's happened, they couldn't deny Vanny not being a serious threat, and if they do catch her, perhaps they can return Sundrop and Roxy to normal.

"Maybe you are right, Gregory. We should put a stop to Vanny before she does something drastic." Freddy said. He looked up at Monty and Bonnie, "Bonnie, Monty. Please keep Gregory safe." Monty let out a hardy laugh, "You got it, Freddy." "Yeah, we'll make sure that he's ok," Bonnie said. They walked into the elevator and pushed the button; Monty opened his stomach hatch for Gregory to enter, "Hop in, little guy." Gregory climbed inside and leaned near the gator's core; he had a lot of room to move around in Monty's chest cavity.

Monty placed a hand on his stomach hatch and laughed, "You taste good little guy." The boy couldn't help but giggle in response, and Bonnie cracked a smile. The elevator reached Roxy's room, and the trio was on their way to Fazer Blast.

They arrived at the space-themed laser tag attraction without running into problems; Monty let Gregory out of his chest cavity, and Bonnie, Monty, and Gregory entered the elevator to the arena. Monty turned to Gregory and asked him a question, "Gregory. Do you remember which part of Fazer Blast this hideout you found is in?" Gregory remembered when he first came here; he found a vent in the Superstar Lounge that led him up to the catwalks above the arena. He remembered seeing the orange area when he looked down, so it should be close to there. "Vanny's hideout is high above the arena; I'm pretty sure it's close to the orange area."  

Bonnie turned to them and spoke up, "Near the orange area, huh? I think we should be able to find it if we go to the purple area." That might be a good idea, that area is elevated, and it could make finding the hideout easier if they look from there. The elevator doors opened, and the trio made their way to the purple area. They stopped at one of the bridges and started looking around. Gregory found a window on a wall near the orange area and pointed to it, "That's it up there!" He was glad to have found Vanny's hideout again, but then he realized a problem, "How are Bonnie and Monty going to get up there?"

 Gregory was able to get up there last time, thanks to the air vents, but there is no way either of the two animatronics can fit through them. "Nice work, champ! Ok, now hold on tight." Bonnie said as he picked Gregory up and placed him on his shoulders, that's right, Bonnie could jump high, and Monty had Bonnie's old jumping mechanism in his knees, so they shouldn't have much trouble reaching the catwalk above them. Gregory held on to Bonnie's ears as he jumped off the ground, grabbed a nearby ledge, and pulled himself up.

Monty was right behind him and jumped up to a nearby platform; Bonnie took a big leap and bounced off the wall and landed on the catwalk; Monty jumped off the platform, landed on a large rocket, and pulled himself up onto the catwalk.

Gregory was lifted off Bonnie's shoulders and placed on the ground, but something wasn't right. Gregory heard no buzzing near the hideout, "Is she..." Gregory thought as he approached the hideout with Bonnie; they looked inside and found the room empty. "Huh? No one is in there." Bonnie said. Monty caught up and noticed them huddling around the door. "What's wrong? Is she there?"

Gregory turned around and shook his head, "I'm sorry, Monty. Vanny isn't here." Monty felt angry that he won't be able to take down Vanny, but he still wanted to take a look around her room, "There might be somethin' inside; let's go take a look anyway." Bonnie and Gregory moved out of the way as Monty charged through the door, busting it open. They searched the room for any trace of Vanny, but their search didn't uncover much; all they could find was a layout of the Pizzaplex with several red X marks on it and a piece of paper that had arcade game titles on it.

"Chica's Feeding Frenzy," "Monty's Gator Golf," "Balloon Boy World," and "Roxy's Daring All-Star Race" This caught Gregory's attention, he was able to recognize three of those games, but the 4th one was unknown to him. He looked at the X marks on the layout of the Pizzaplex and realized that they were at specific locations in the building; two of the X marks were in Chica's bakery in the atrium and Monty Golf, one X mark was somewhere in the daycare area, and the last one was in a small room located in the Roxy Raceway.

Monty wasn't sure what those X marks meant, but Gregory and Bonnie had an idea as to what they are."Are these X marks places where the transmitters are?" The boy thought, considering that he found Chica's Feeding Frenzy in the bakery and the Monty's Gator Golf arcade game on the golf course and that both games had transmitters inside them, it would be safe to guess that the X marks are locations where the transmitters are hidden. Bonnie learned about the transmitters after Freddy told him about what Sarah wrote in her messages. 

Gregory was startled when he heard a noise coming from the arcade machine in the room; Monty and Bonnie turned their heads toward the arcade cabinet. The noise sounded like music with a medieval feeling to it, but no image was displayed on the cabinet's screen, which Gregory found to be creepy. After a few seconds, the music stopped, and the room became silent, "I don't see anythin' else here, so we should go." Monty said, "I'm still not sure what those X marks mean." "I think I know what they could mean." Gregory said, "The receiver disks were picking up a virus that came from transmitters hidden inside some of the arcade machines. Dave wrote about that and helped Sarah try to find them."

Monty was processing everything he was told about the situation; Gregory is trapped inside the Pizzaplex; he was malfunctioning because of some receiver disk inside him that was receiving a virus from a transmitter hidden inside an arcade game. A crazy white rabbit lady is on the loose and is trying to get Gregory. "Ok, I think I get it now. I'll help ya get outta here, Gregory." The boy looked at Monty with a happy look on his face, "You will?" "Of course! You helped me get that disk thing outta me, so it's only fair that I help ya!" Monty replied, "Thank you, Monty." Gregory said.

They walked out of the room and back on the catwalk, "Are we going to climb down?" Gregory asked. Bonnie shook his head and pointed to a small gate blocking a spiraling staircase, "Nah. We're takin' the stairs this time." Monty opened the gate and walked toward the stairs with Bonnie and Gregory behind him; the boy stopped when he found a message on the ground.

"INVENTORY CHECK - There is no record of a Princess Quest 3 arcade, yet there is a cabinet tucked away in Fazer Blast. It won't work, though. Sometimes I hear it in attract mode, but I've never seen a single image displayed on the screen. I don't know if it's some kind of bug, but it's creepy. I'll leave it where it is, at least until I play parts 1 and 2. I'm also going to move a new arcade game to the new attraction; Sarah tells me that she's been keeping the new guy company, and she managed to put one of her new software chips inside him. Looks like we won't have to worry about him getting his systems infected by whatever virus is causing these problems. -Dave."

"Is that game experiencing a program bug?" Gregory thought. He didn't try to play Princess Quest 3, but based on what Dave said, it sounds like the game won't work properly. He also wondered why there weren't any X marks indicating the locations of that game and the other two Princess Quest games. Looks like he'll have to find them the old fashion way. Gregory was also glad to know that Sarah was keeping the new animatronic company and installed a software chip in him. They reached the bottom of the stairs and entered some kind of server room that led to an orange and pink hallway.

The boy has been hearing about this new attraction for a while now, all he knows about it is that it's closed due to a plumbing issue, and a new animatronic is there who will eventually be part of the Glamrock band. Now was a pretty good time to ask more about it and possibly learn who this new animatronic is. "Hey, Monty. Can I ask you something?" "Sure thing, little guy! What is it?" The gator responded, "What exactly is this new area of the Pizzaplex?"

 Monty had a feeling Gregory would want to know more about the new attraction; luckily for him, Monty was ready to tell him. "Well, you see, the new attraction is a waterpark called "Kids Cove." It was supposed to open in a few days. But thanks to that stupid plumbing issue, the whole park is closed until they can fix it." "It's a waterpark?!" Gregory shouted with excitement, "Whoa! You like waterparks, Gregory?" Bonnie asked. The boy nodded his head, "You bet I do! I went to one with my friends a long time ago, and it was fun!"

"Oh, trust me, you're gonna love Kids Cove, Gregory! However, the main entrance to it is locked, and the only other door leading inside is also locked." "We're gonna need to find those golden plushies to help open the door."  "The golden plushies can help open the door?" Gregory thought. He remembered reading that the plushies were stolen from a display case in Kids Cove, but he would never have guessed that they could help open the door to the waterpark itself. 

"Well. Freddy and I found three of them here at the Pizzaplex. Maybe the other three are still here somewhere?" Monty looked back at Gregory and smirked, "I think you're right, little guy! You up for a treasure hunt with me?" A large smile appeared on Gregory's face when he heard Monty's question. It would be cool to look at Kids Cove, and it could also be exciting to find the other missing plushies too. "Count me in, Monty!"

The gator let out a hardy laugh, "Alright! You comin' Bonnie?" The animatronic rabbit shook his head, "I'm sorry, guys. I'm afraid that I'm gonna have to pass." "I need to recharge." Gregory was a little sad that Bonnie would miss out on the fun, but he didn't want to force Bonnie to use up all of his battery power. "Ok, then, Bonnie. We'll see you later?" Bonnie grinned. "You bet ya champ! Be careful, you two." "Ha! Don't worry about us! We'll be fine!" Monty said. Bonnie entered a recharge station while Monty and Gregory continued walking through the hallway.      

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Gregory and Monty kept walking until they found a staircase that led them back to Rockstar Row. Chica left her room and saw them, "Oh, Gregory, Monty! Were you able to find Vanny?" "Nope. We checked her hideout, but she wasn't home." Monty said. Chica's eyes lowered, "Oh dear. I'm sorry to hear that." She said in a sad tone; she also noticed that Bonnie was no longer with them, "Where is Bonnie?"

"We asked Bonnie if he wanted to go on a treasure hunt with us, but he needs to recharge," Gregory said. Chica's mood perked up after hearing about this treasure hunt, "A treasure hunt?" "We're gonna look for the remaining gold plush toys from Kids Cove," Monty said. "Would you mind if I help you find them?" The guitarist asked, "Not at all, Chica. You can help us." Gregory said. It would be easier to find the remaining golden toys if more people joined the search, "I should ask Freddy if he can help too." The boy said, however, that was not likely to happen, "I'm sorry, Gregory, but Freddy also needs to recharge." Chica said.

The boy was a little sad that Freddy could not help them, but he was still happy that Chica and Monty could; those two could deal with any animatronics that gave them trouble if need be. "I see... Well, we can still find them with just us three." Monty smiled at Gregory's optimism.

"Ha! That's the spirit, little guy!" "However, before we go, I gotta ask, where are the three plushies you found, Gregory?"  "They're in Freddy's room." The boy replied, "We should leave them in there for safekeeping," Chica said. Neither Monty nor Gregory could argue with that; if anything happened to those plushies, then Gregory would never get inside the waterpark."Where should we start looking?" Gregory asked. Monty was thinking about a good place to begin their search, and then it hit him.

"I think the Utility Tunnels are a good place to start lookin'."  "I agree," Chica said; without any further objections, they walked through the red double doors and down the stairs. Monty spotted a chained-off gate and used his claws to break through it; they walked past a cleaning bot and entered a large dark room with a few crates and a recharge box on the other side of the room. Gregory put his flashlight inside the charger and took it out when charged; Monty and Chica searched the crates while Gregory looked around the room.

He noticed an object hidden behind a few spools of orange wire and walked toward them; the hidden object was a golden plushie that looked like Roxy. "Monty! Chica! I found one!" He shouted. They approached the boy and saw the golden toy in his hands. "Nice work, little guy!" Monty said. Gregory took the golden toy and put it inside his hoodie pocket.

They left the room and reached the bottom of the staircase; all three of them walked through the roll-up door and saw two paths in front of them. There was a passageway on their right and a gate with a voice box attached to it on the left; Chica walked over to the voice box gate and let out a static hiss into the speaker, unlocking the gate.

She walked into a storage room filled with plush toys of a clown girl with one large plush toy of an older model of Freddy tucked away in a corner. Gregory walked in and felt uncomfortable being stared at by the clown toys lined up on the shelves; they found a Sundrop mask and a message on a shelf.

"Sometimes I wonder why they sell these Circus Baby plushies; I've heard some parents complain that the toys look too unnerving for kids. I remember hearing about that animatronic from an old location; it used to be called "Circus Baby's Pizza World" until it closed due to a gas leak. But I heard rumors that the real reason why the place closed down was that Circus Baby killed a little girl on the opening day. When they reopened and changed the name to "Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rentals," two technicians died, and I think a night guard died there, too, but I could be wrong about that. I also heard that the little girl who died was the daughter of the man who created Circus Baby."

Gregory had an unsettling feeling about Circus Baby, but now he felt even worse, "She killed a little girl?!"  And hearing that little girl was the child of the one who made Circus Baby was awfully sad. Chica could tell Gregory was getting uncomfortable and helped him leave the room.

Monty, Chica, and Gregory walked through the passage, and Gregory found himself in a room that Gregory recognized. He was back in the first aid station room where Freddy brought him to on his first night, he saw another chained-off gate, and Monty walked towards it to open the gate; with the chain gone and the gate opened, they walked up the stairs and entered a small break room. Gregory found another CD and a message next to it.

"It looks like my bad feelings about the K-9 Unit were right; last night, it attacked Brandon after he tried to steal money from the ATMs. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, except it attacked him with voltage levels so high it almost killed him, he's in the hospital right now, but I don't understand; the K-9 Unit was designed to use low levels of electricity to stun a person not enough to almost kill them. Brandon wasn't the only one the K-9 Unit attacked; I learned that it keeps getting into fights with the new animatronic; it must think he's an intruder since he isn't in the system yet. Regardless I'll need to look at the K-9 Unit and update the system with the new guy's info; hopefully, that will make them stop fighting each other. -Sarah. B." 

This surprised Gregory; he didn't expect the K-9 Unit to attack the new band member and almost kill a person. He was very grateful that Freddy saved him from the metallic guard dog that night, but he still felt awful that he got electrocuted after it bit his ankle.

With no golden plushie in sight, the trio left the break room and walked back into the Utility Tunnels; Gregory didn't realize how creepy the tunnels looked when he first came down here with Freddy since he was inside Freddy's chest cavity and never saw the tunnels with his own eyes, he held Chica's hand as Chica's and Monty's eyes switched to a filter to help see in the dark. Monty could see a faint source of light coming from a nearby room that was blocked by another chained-off gate; after shredding the chain, he walked inside and saw a bizarre sight.

The room had objects covered by orange tarps and tree roots could be seen growing out from the floor and walls, and the source of light he saw was coming from a projector that was displaying static on a large screen. He searched the room with Gregory and Chica and found a figurine of Sundrop but no golden plushie; they left the room and walked up a staircase leading them out of the Utility Tunnels.

Gregory also recognized this room; it was the same room where he saw Freddy enter a recharge station and had to continue on his own; instead of going through the double doors, he turned around and saw another chained-off gate that Monty opened.

The boy stepped into the room and found two rows of shelves holding boxes and a forklift on the left side of the room; Chica searched the room while Monty found another chained-off gate and ripped it open, which led to another room that had a small conveyor belt and a few monitors. He and Gregory looked around and were only able to find a figurine of Moondrop; Chica didn't find any golden plushies in the room she was in and left with Monty and Gregory behind her.

They walked into the dirty bathroom, and Chica started to remember when she ate trash from this room; Monty saw her discomfort and spoke up, "You ok, Chica?" "I'm ok, I... Just remembered something I would rather not talk about." The guitarist responded; Gregory knew what she was referring to, and Monty had a good guess as to what she remembered and didn't say a word. They left the bathroom and eventually found themselves in a dark corridor. 

It was the same corridor where Monty had chased Gregory on the night he had tried to reach the front doors; they saw an open gate and walked through it. The trio reached yet another chained-off gate, which Monty opened with no problems. They walked down a winding pathway, and Gregory saw a broken S.T.A.F.F bot and parts on a small shelf near it. He didn't see anything inside, so he turned his head and noticed Chica opening a locked gate with a yellow speaker box; they walked down a staircase and saw a golden plushie of Moondrop at the bottom.

"Finally, we found another one!" Monty said. Chica picked it up and placed it inside her chest cavity for safekeeping. Gregory felt an air current coming from somewhere nearby, but he wasn't sure where. He looked around and saw part of a brick wall moving; he grabbed the moving part and tore the false wall cover off, revealing a hidden door.

"I wonder where this door goes?" He said out loud, "Only one way to find out." Monty said. Gregory turned the doorknob, but it didn't move, "Looks like the door is locked." Monty said. He tried to force open the door by bashing into it, but that didn't work either. "Hold on! Look at that." Chica said as she pointed to a keyhole in the door, "This door needs a key to open." Monty and Gregory looked around the room, but they didn't see a key anywhere; however, Gregory was able to find a message near the door.

"I found a small hidden room behind this door. I don't know who was in here using it, but I'm locking it up for now. I also heard rumors about the new animatronic trying to pick locks. Good thing he's tucked away in the new attraction, so hopefully, he won't come down here and find this door. Just to be safe, I'll cover the door up so nobody can find it." 

"The new animatronic tried to pick locks?" The boy thought, just what kind of animatronic is this new band member anyway? He wanted to ask Chica and Monty, but he had a feeling that they wouldn't say much about him. He'll have to go into Kids Cove and see for himself; with no key in sight, the trio left the area and walked back up the stairs; at least they could find another golden plushie; now there's only one to go.

As they were walking, the trio found an open service door and climbed up another flight of stairs; they opened a door at the top of the stairs and found themselves in the Atrium. Gregory turned his head and saw a display that looked like a coastline with large clouds, a red and white lighthouse, and a small beach with seashells and crashing waves on it. In the center of the display was the name 'Kids Cove' in red and blue letters with illustrations of seashells, starfish, a crescent moon, and the sun surrounding the name.

Seeing the eye-catching display made Gregory want to take a look at the Kids Cove lobby; he turned to Monty and spoke up, "Is it ok if we go through that door, Monty?" The gator laughed and responded, "Sure thing, little guy! We can even put the plushies we found back in the display case."

"I think that is a good idea, Monty!" Chica said. If they were going to put the recovered plushies back in the display case, Gregory thought he should call Freddy and ask him to bring the other gold plushies in his room to them; he pressed the Freddy icon on his Faz-Watch and spoke into it, "Freddy are you there?" "Yes, I am Superstar." The bear responded in a happy tone, looks like his battery was fully charged now.

"Can you take the golden plushies in your room and bring them to Kids Cove? Monty, Chica, and I found two more, and we're going to put them back in the display case." "Of course, Gregory. I am on my way now." Freddy said. Gregory entered the Kids Cove lobby through the roll-up door with Chica and Monty.

Many pirate-themed decorations were placed around the room; the floor was mostly pale gold with the middle ocean blue, a large buoy and lighthouse that was also a slide, and a plastic fire in the middle of two chairs on one side of the room. The other half had a few cardboard cutouts of Kraken tentacles, foam blocks with fish illustrations on them, and a play structure that looked like a sunken ship.

The walls were decorated with plastic lifesavers, cardboard seagulls, a large plastic model of a pirate fox, a painting of the full moon near the sunken ship, and a large light on the ceiling that looked like the sun. "Man, it's bright in here! I wish I still had my sunglasses." Monty jokingly said. That made Gregory remember that he had a pair of sunglasses in his pocket; he walked over to Monty, took them out, and gave them to him. "I want you to have these. Since I destroyed your old pair."

Monty's eyes widened, and he grinned like mad as he was given the sunglasses; words could not describe how happy Gregory's act of kindness made Monty feel; it reminded him of Sarah's compassion. "HAHA! Thanks, little guy!" As he put the sunglasses on his face, he asked the boy how he looked, to which Gregory said, "You look ready to rock and roll." The gator noticed something inside the lighthouse, walked to the structure's base, and took a closer look inside through a crack in the door.

"What is it, Monty?" Chica asked, "There's somethin' in the lighthouse." The gator replied. He grabbed the door and opened it, revealing a golden plushie that looked like Sundrop, "I found the last golden plush toy!" He cried out; having a golden plushie hidden here reminded him of an old saying about a lighthouse. Freddy walked in and saw his friends near the lighthouse, "Hello, everyone. I have brought the golden plushies from my room." He said, "That is wonderful, Freddy; now we have all the missing plushies recovered." Chica said.

"Let's put them back in the case," Monty said. The animatronics walked to the display case located near a set of golden double doors; they opened the case and started putting the plushies back inside. Meanwhile, Gregory was looking at a cardboard cutout of Chica dressed as a mermaid near the lighthouse; seeing this reminded him of what that message from the daycare theater said about the cutouts.

He took out his Faz-Cam and pressed the flash button. The eyes of the mermaid Chica glowed a bright yellow, just like that pirate fox cutout he had seen earlier. With Gregory's curiosity satisfied, he turned his head and ran up to the others; all the golden plushies were back in the case when Gregory got to them and heard a click coming from the double doors.

"Now the doors to the waterpark are open," Monty said tiredly. Gregory noticed this and spoke up, "Are you ok, Monty?" "Yeah, I'm ok. I just need to recharge." "As do I," Chica said. Freddy put one of Chica's hands over his shoulder and started walking with her; he looked at Gregory and spoke, "I am sorry that we will not be able to join you in Kids Cove, Gregory."

The boy felt a little sad that he would have to go in there alone, but he also didn't want to force Monty and Chica to follow him with the little battery power they had, "don't worry, Freddy. I understand, and I'll make sure to be careful." Gregory said. Freddy was proud to see Gregory acting responsibly; he wanted to go with Gregory but didn't want to leave his friends alone when they needed to recharge; he smiled as he looked back at Gregory, "Good luck, Superstar."

"Thank you, Freddy." The boy replied. Freddy helped Chica walk away, and Monty followed them; with a deep breath, Gregory opened the doors and walked inside. 

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Gregory was in a dark hallway and turned on his flashlight to help him see better; he could see a few posters portraying several characters. He was able to recognize the pirate fox and a purple hippo wearing a tophat, but there were three characters that he didn't know; they were a small green frog with magenta eyes and a yellow antenna, an orange elephant with blue eyes wearing a top hat and a small pig with two different colored eyes. "The new animatronic must be one of these characters." The boy thought; he continued walking down the hallway and came across a message close to a door leading to the waterpark.

"CONSTRUCTION REPORT- All of the slides are in good condition, and the foundation for the pools and splash pads are stable; however, there is a problem with the water pressure. The water main works, but we discovered several broken pipes near Dreadbear's ship that could slam the Pizzapelx with more lawsuits if ignored; they could take a while to get fixed. Management originally planned to open the waterpark at the same time as "Captian Foxy's Pirate Adventure" hit theaters, but we may need to delay the opening day in the wake of the busted pipes. The broken pipes aren't damaged because of rust; they look like someone purposely damaged them, which is weird. Did Monty have a temper tantrum in here? The waterpark shouldn't be opened until we know everything here is in working order."

"Someone damaged the pipes?" Gregory thought, was the new guy responsible for delaying the opening of Kids Cove? But Sarah put one of her software chips inside him. Unless they were damaged before she put the chip in the new animatronic, Gregory would have to ask the new guy what happened; if he could find him.

Gregory opened the door and stepped inside, staring at Kids Cove in awe. The indoor waterpark was massive and had pirate-themed areas as far as the eye could see. There were multiple water slides with different colors and shapes, a canal that ran through a jungle and cave, splash pads with colorful water dispensers, a large pool that had drawings of a large variety of sea creatures on the walls, and multiple play structures that looked like pirate ships and ancient temples with depictions of the characters from the posters he saw earlier; Johnny would burst with joy if he were here with Gregory.

While Kids Cove looked cool, it felt strange to be in an indoor waterpark without any water flowing; he also felt a wave of nostalgia wash over him; this reminded him of the waterpark trip that Johnny took him and the others on, it was the most fun the boy ever had. "I wish you were here to see this, Johnny." The boy said to himself, putting those fond memories aside; he heard Freddy's voice through his Faz-Watch, "Gregory are you there?" "Yeah, I'm here." The boy replied.

Freddy was relieved that Gregory was out of danger, "I am glad that you are ok, Gregory. There should be a security office near your location." Gregory walked forward and looked around for the office; he could hear security bots coming and ran towards the play structure to hide; he ran up a set of stairs and stayed near a water cannon until the bots went away. 

When the coast was clear, he came out of hiding and went back to looking for the security office; on his stroll through the empty waterpark, he saw a bunch of fake palm trees and multiple lounge chairs lined up next to each other. Gregory needed to be careful not to fall into the pool, there wasn't any water in it, and he could get a fatal injury if he fell in; good thing there was a safety rope around the edge of the pool, but he still wanted to be careful.

He kept walking around until he heard something; it sounded like music, a music box tune; to be more specific, this wasn't the same eerie tune that played before the mini-Music Man showed up; this was a different song, one that sounded peaceful. Gregory needed to be cautious; hearing a music box in the dark was not a good sign; good thing he still had his Fazerblaster and Faz-Cam with him just in case he ran into trouble.

He slowly approached an empty hallway as the music grew louder; the boy stopped when he was right outside the security office; he pulled out his Fazerblaster, shook it, and took a deep breath.

Gregory stepped inside the office and found it empty; he could see a music box with a tiny figure of a ballerina with purple hair spinning, "Where did this come from?" Next to the music box was a message.

"Back by popular demand, a certain swashbuckling fox is making his debut as the new drummer of the Glamrocks; a lot of people have been asking about Foxy's whereabouts, so Management decided to bring the beloved pirate back. While I'm glad that Foxy is returning, Roxy isn't going to take this well; she might think that he'll try to upstage her; I've also been hearing what people are saying about her, "Foxy is much better than you" "You'll never be as good as Foxy" I can tell that these comments are lowering her self esteem, I've also heard that several of the pipes in Kids Cove are damaged and have to delay opening the waterpark. Foxy is going to be kept in the Fox Den because the warehouse is full of Endos; he might get lonely, so I should go and keep him company so he doesn't go crazy. I should also install my new software chip into him while I'm at it. Sarah. B."

"So his name is Foxy." Gregory thought, now he finally knows the new animatronic's name and where to find him. He also remembered something after reading the message, when Roxy was looking for Gregory while he was trying to get backstage, she found a poster of someone and ripped it to shreds. Gregory couldn't tell who was on the poster at the time, but now he has a good guess as to who was.

 "Was Foxy on that poster Roxy tore apart?" It would explain why she was furious and why she yelled at Freddy when he was trying to help her calm down. Gregory pressed the nose on the mini-Freddy head and took out another security badge; before he left the office, he found an orange present box and opened it; he reached in and pulled out a small ticket that said "Fox Den" on it.

"Freddy. I found a ticket that says Fox Den on it." Gregory said, "That is good news, Superstar. Look for the cave located near the pirate ships." Freddy replied. Gregory left the security office and started looking around for the pirate ships.

He could see several drawings of Freddy, Chica, Monty, and Roxy in pirate clothing on the walls, which he thought was cool. Gregory ducked underneath a table to avoid being seen by a security bot; it turned its head a few times and rolled away; the boy came out of hiding and saw a message on the table he was under.

"After Sarah showed me that newspaper about the five missing kids, I decided to do some digging and found more information about the supposed killer. His name was William Afton, and he was one of the people who helped start Fazbear Entertainment back in the 1980s. Before those five kids went missing, his friend Henry Emily fired him after some kind of dispute about what happened at an old location called "Circus Baby's Pizzaworld," and Henry's daughter Charlotte Emily went missing shortly after William was fired. She was found dead in an alley near an offshoot location; I think it was called "Jr's," or was it "Fredbear and Friends?" Either way, Henry took a leave of absence after his daughter died, he made a certain animatronic to protect his daughter, but it failed and was found next to her lifeless body. The location closed, and "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza" opened, but after a few days, those five kids went missing. I also learned that William was having family issues, and his wife went missing shortly after he was released from police custody. I'll have to look more into what happened when I get the chance. -Joseph." 

This was a gold mine of information to Gregory, he recalled learning that this "William Afton" person was a former employee who helped make Fredbear's Family Diner and that there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of murder, but he didn't know that he was also a founding member of Fazbear Entertainment. Reading about this Charlotte girl's disappearance and death made a chill go down the boy's spine, and the part about William's wife going missing didn't help either.

He was beginning to wonder if he did kill those kids and his wife, and if he did, why would William do that? But then something clicked in Gregory's mind that lined up with the mentioned dispute that William and Henry had. Circus Baby killed a little girl at the animatronic's location, and that dead girl was the daughter of Circus Baby's creator. "Did William create Circus Baby?' "Was that girl William's daughter?"  It would explain why William had family troubles, and maybe William went crazy after he lost his daughter. 

Putting those thoughts aside for now, Gregory went back to looking for the Fox Den; he could see pirate ships with different flags on them and eventually found the Fox Den. There was a S.T.A.F.F bot with a tablet at the entrance of the cave; Gregory pulled out the ticket and let the bot scan it. It released confetti and moved out of the way, "Thank you. Please enjoy the attraction." The boy walked inside and placed a hand on his stomach; he could feel it rumbling, but now was no time to eat.

He could hear the sounds of dripping water and some bat noises and saw multiple crystals on the walls; they did a good job setting up the whole cave atmosphere. Next to one of the crystals was a message.

"Foxy has been up to some mischief lately; the technicians had to give him a new hook hand after his last encounter with the K-9 Unit. Foxy has been using that new hook of his to pick locks; I'm not sure if this is a programming bug or if he's just bored out of his mind, but either way, he needs to cut that out. Maybe Sarah can take a look at him when she gets the chance." "Foxy lost a hand to the K-9 Unit?!" Gregory thought. He knew the K-9 Unit was dangerous but never expected it to be capable of ripping an animatronic's hand off.  

Suddenly Gregory heard something in the distance; he moved closer and heard the sounds of fighting and barking, which could only mean one thing, "The K-9 Unit is here!"  Gregory thought. It must be fighting Foxy again, part of Gregory wanted to turn around and run, but he couldn't leave Foxy alone; the boy has a Fazerblaster and a Faz-Cam with him, so he could help drive the K-9 Unit away.

He entered a crawlspace and started moving toward the sound; he kept crawling through the narrow passageway until everything grew quiet. "What happened? Did the K-9 Unit leave?" Gregory whispered to himself. Perhaps this Foxy animatronic was able to drive the K-9 Unit off on his own, Gregory could have turned around, but he still wanted to see if Foxy was still in the area, so he kept going.

He took a few turns and kept moving; suddenly, he heard music from nearby; this wasn't the music box he found in the security office earlier; this was the tune that the mini Music Man played before it appeared, "You can't be serious!" Gregory mentally groaned; the walls had gotten so narrow that Gregory couldn't turn around or grab anything from his hoodie to help him. All he could do now was crawl forward and hopefully outrun the musical menace.

He crawled as fast as he could, and the mini Music Man gave chase; Gregory could feel the walls closing in on him; he felt as if he would be trapped soon and get attacked by his chaser; he kept crawling and crawling as the sounds of footsteps and smashing cymbals grew louder. The covering beneath him gave out, and Gregory landed on his feet; the pain was coursing through his legs; he felt like one of those cartoon characters who vibrated after landing hard on the ground. Gregory toppled over and felt tears in his eyes; he looked up and saw the mini Music Man staring at him; after a few moments, it jumped down towards him; Gregory gasped and closed his eyes to brace himself, but something happened.

He heard something collide with the out-of-control wind-up toy and land in a dark corner of the room; he turned his head to see what was happening. A figure was grabbing the arms of the mini Music Man, looking at it as the wind-up toy's tiny legs kept moving in the air; the figure dropped the small bot and kicked it across the room. The mini Music Man hit the wall with a loud crash and stopped moving; small puffs of smoke rose from its head as it leaned against the wall motionless; looks like the mini Music Man won't be getting up anytime soon.

The unknown figure turned its head to Gregory and walked towards him; Gregory was able to get a better look at the figure who saved him when it came into the light. It was a tall red fox with a long furry tail and hair that covered the back of his neck, it had a hook for one hand, two gold-colored knees, two black and yellow shoulder pads, golden claws on his feet and other hand, and two small yellow lightning bolts painted on his face. He was wearing ripped black shorts with golden stars, spiked wrist cuffs on both his arms, a star-shaped eye patch covering his left eye, five golden earrings, and a black headband with yellow stripes and the Fazbear Entertainment logo in the center. He walked to Gregory and spoke, "Are ye alright, lad?" "I-I think so." The boy shakingly said.       

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Foxy was not expecting to see a person in the Fox Den; he was even more surprised when he realized that a child had found his way in here. The animatronic fox ran a quick scan of Gregory to see who he was and if he was seriously injured, he wasn't too thrilled with the results. Gregory didn't break any bones from the fall, but the boy's ankles were sprained and were starting to swell. "Shiver me timbers! I can't see yer guest profile. Who might ye be, lad?" Gregory slowly lifted himself off the ground with his hands as he made eye contact with Foxy, "M-My name is... Gregory."

He tried to stand on his feet but imminently collapsed and was caught by Foxy, "Arr easy there, matey. Yer hurt badly; I'll bring ye to a first aid station to treat yer jelly legs." Gregory wouldn't be able to climb into Foxy's chest cavity due to his injuries; however, Foxy knew how to carry the boy another way; he bent down to the floor with his back facing Gregory, "Climb aboard, lad." Gregory placed his hands on the animatronic fox's shoulders; Foxy slowly got up, making sure to be careful with the boy on his back, "Thank you for saving me." Gregory said. Foxy smiled and turned his head, "Yer welcome, Gregory. Ye can call me Foxy." "Time to weigh anchor." He said as he started walking to the exit.

The animatronic fox wanted to pass the time by talking to Gregory, he had a few questions to ask the boy, which could also help take his mind off the pain. "If ye don't mind matey, could ye answer a few questions fer an old seadog?" Gregory spent some time learning about phrases and words that pirates used with Johnny, so he has some understanding of what Foxy is saying. "Ok, sure; what is it you want to know?" "How in the seven seas did ye manage to get inside ere? Kids Cove is locked up tighter than me treasure." Foxy said. "Well, I found the missing golden plushies with help from my friends, but that's not all." The boy replied.

This piqued Foxy's curiosity, "What do ye mean by that lad?" Gregory cleared his throat and gave Foxy his answer, "I'm trapped inside the Pizzaplex until the doors reopen on Friday; I fell asleep while hiding from security. I tried to get out through the front door but was too late, so I tried to find another way to escape, but that didn't work either. Freddy has been helping me try to get out, and I've been helping Chica and Monty return to normal."

This took Foxy by surprise. "Freddy Fazbear and his friends? What do ye mean by back to normal?" "Yes, Freddy has been helping me try to get out. Chica and Monty were under the control of some kind of virus that Sarah wrote about, and I helped them by putting the software chips she made into them. I know about Sarah Brooks because I met her before." Gregory replied; this was more shocking news for Foxy to process, he was glad to know that Sarah made more software chips, but the last time they spoke, the Programming Prodigy was still making them. "I see. How is she, by the way? I haven't seen the lass for a while now." Gregory felt a sense of dread in his stomach; he wasn't sure how Foxy would take the news about Sarah's condition, "Sarah... Was attacked." 

Foxy stopped dead in his tracks after hearing those words leave Gregory's mouth. "Have you heard about the Fazbear Freak Foxy?" The boy asked. The animatronic Fox does recall Sarah mentioning it a few times when they spoke, "Aye. I remember her telling me about that. Is she..." Gregory quickly reassured him before Foxy could jump to any conclusion, "No! No! She's not dead. She's in the hospital recovering." Foxy sighed in relief after hearing that, it was good to know that Sarah was still alive, but he was still a little sad knowing that the woman who kept him company was targeted. The silence was broken when Freddy's voice rang through Gregory's Faz-Watch, "Gregory? Can you hear me?" "I'm here, Freddy. I found Foxy, but my ankles hurt." The boy replied. This revelation made Freddy grow more worried than he already was, "What happened, Gregory?!"

The boy could already picture the look on Freddy's face when he learns what happened, but there was no use in delaying the inevitable, "I was being chased by the mini Music Man and fell from the air vents. I landed on my feet hard, but Foxy saved me from the mini Music Man." "Aye, the lad be telling the truth," Foxy said, joining the conversation. "I'm bringing him to a first-aid station as we speak, Freddy." This was enough to ease some of Freddy's concerns, "Thank you, Foxy. Please keep Gregory safe." "Arrgh. Don't shake in yer boots, Freddy. I'll make sure Gregory doesn't get fed to the fishes." Foxy replied.

He turned his head and looked at Gregory, "And when yer feeling better, I'll help ye escape." "You will?" The boy asked. Foxy let out a chuckle and responded, "Aye, lad." The animatronic fox resumed walking with the little boy in tow, they were getting close to the exit, but three security bots were heading their way. Gregory looked around and saw no hiding spots, "This isn't good!" The boy shrieked. Foxy smirked and turned his head to Gregory, "Hold on tight, matey!" Gregory wasn't sure where Foxy was going with this, but he knew the fox must have a trick up his sleeve, so he tightly wrapped his arms around the pirate and leaned against the faux fur on the back of Foxy's head. 

Foxy dashed to a wall crystal on the right and jumped onto it; he leaped off the crystal and over one of the incoming bots. He landed on the ground and used his golden hook hand to grab onto a rope and swung across the other two bots like an acrobat. Foxy landed and bolted out of the Fox Den. Gregory was astonished by the tricks Foxy used in their daring escape, "That was amazing, Foxy! How did you do that?" He asked. The pirate laughed and looked at Gregory, "Never underestimate the cunning skills of a pirate. Or a fox, for that matter laddie." Despite being a tall figure made out of plastic and metal, he was surprisingly athletic, guess that's one attribute of being a pirate.

The first-aid station was marked by a white flag with a red cross on it, Foxy saw it and tried to open the door, but it was locked, Gregory was starting to feel worried that they couldn't get inside, but Foxy had another trick up his sleeve. He used his hook to pick the door lock and opened it, yet another cunning skill in Foxy's bag of tricks. Foxy placed Gregory down on a brown table, grabbed two ice packs, and handed one to Gregory, the boy cringed at the cold touch of the ice pack, but his face softened after a few seconds.

"How do yer ankles feel, Gregory?" Foxy asked. The boy looked at his red ankles and saw that they weren't as swollen as they were before, "They feel a little weird, but I think I'll be ok." Foxy could tell that the swelling was subsiding, but he thought they should stay until it was completely gone; he also had a few more questions for Gregory, "Gregory, if ye don't mind me asking, how did ye meet Sarah?" Gregory looked up at his protector and spoke up, "Well, she helped me treat an injury one day, and we got along well ever since then."

Foxy wasn't very surprised by the boy's answer; he knew Sarah had a good heart based on his interactions with her and chuckled, "That does indeed sound like Sarah. Ye remind me a bit of the lass yer self Gregory." This was something the boy was not expecting to hear, "Huh? What do you mean?" "Ye have a kind-hearted look in yer eyes; it reminds me of Sarah in a way," Foxy said. Gregory couldn't deny that Sarah was a kind soul, but he wasn't sure if he could see that kindness in himself.

"I wish that our last conversation was a little more positive," Foxy said frowning. Hearing this made Gregory tilt his head sideways, "A little more positive? What happened, Foxy?" The animatronic fox wasn't sure if he should tell Gregory what their last conversation was about since it was rather sad, but the boy did answer Foxy's questions, so it was only fair that he return the favor. After a few seconds of silence, the pirate looked at Gregory and spoke, "She... Told me about something that happened to her in a hospital ten years ago, lad."

Gregory could tell it was bad based on Foxy's tone, "Hospital? What happened to her at the hospital?" Foxy balled his hand into a fist and answered the boy's question. "She... Lost her newborn baby." Gregory was speechless by this tragic reveal, "She had a baby that died?!" "Not only that; but her sibling was murdered at an old Fazbear Entertainment location a long time ago." Foxy continued. Gregory still couldn't speak as Foxy shed more light on what he and Sarah talked about. He knows that Sarah held one of those murdered kids very dearly, but he never expected her to be related to one of the victims.

Foxy could tell that Gregory was getting upset and wanted to change the subject; luckily, he heard a growling noise coming from the boy's stomach, "Are ye hungry, Gregory?" The boy placed a hand on his stomach and nodded his head; he ignored his empty stomach when he tried to find Foxy earlier and completely forgot about it when the mini Music Man was chasing him. Gregory placed the ice packs down and tried to stand, the swelling on his ankles was mostly gone, but he was still wobbling. Thanks to a swift catch from Foxy, the boy was saved from landing on the floor face-first. While being held in Foxy's hand, Gregory spotted something tucked underneath a first-aid kit, "What is that?" He said, pointing to the object catching the boy's attention; Foxy saw what Gregory was looking at and moved the first-aid kit out of the way; Gregory picked up the object and realized it was a message.

"ACCIDENT REPORT: A pipe close to the Captain Foxy and Dreadbear pirate ships ruptured when testing the Kids Cove water system. Nobody was injured, but the K-9 Unit suffered water damage. It was critically damaged after a fight with the new guy last night and broke down after getting soaked. Parts and Service didn't take it very well and now the opening day has to be pushed back further because of this accident. We can't run any more tests until the pipe is fixed, so we shut down the water main and are keeping it on lockdown for the time being."

Foxy was grinning like mad after learning about the K-9 Unit's weakness, "It doesn't react well to water?" Gregory thought. The last time he saw the K-9 Unit, it took quite a few hits from Bonnie back in Monty Golf; however, taking down the K-9 Unit might be difficult. Causing several pipes to burst might end up doing more harm than good; perhaps there's another way for the boy to defeat the metallic menace without causing a flood. They were brought out of their thoughts by Gregory's growling stomach, "Shiver me timbers, lad! Yer stomach be growling louder than a Kraken!" Foxy laughed. He bent down and let Gregory climb onto his back once again before walking out of the first-aid station.   

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Gregory's stomach was still growling loudly, and he tried his hardest to ignore it; Foxy was on his way to a nearby snack bar to find something for Gregory to eat. Two security bots were in his way, but Foxy knew how to get past them; Gregory tightened his grip as Foxy ran left, jumped onto a fake rock, and grabbed a fishing net above him. He swung across the net like a child climbing on monkey bars and passed the security bots; he looked up and saw a snack bar named "Seaside Sweets" in front of him. 

The sign was decorated with multiple seashells and starfish on the outside, and pictures of crashing waves were below the words; Foxy looked around to see if any more security bots were coming but didn't see anymore. There were several tables and chairs near the snack bar, he thought about having Gregory wait outside while he went in and looked around for food, but he didn't want to leave Gregory by himself, so he brought the boy with him. He can put any food he finds in his chest cavity for the boy. Gregory and Foxy entered the snack bar and looked around the small kitchen.

Foxy found a small soda can sitting on the counter; he looked at it and laughed, "Yahahar!" Gregory was curious about what Foxy was holding and took a peak. It was a Fizzy Faz can that had an image of Foxy on it; Foxy opened his chest cavity and placed the beverage inside. Gregory found several crackers and handed them to Foxy to hold; the animatronic fox opened a mini freezer but didn't find much other than a small ice cream bar; he placed it inside his cheat cavity with the other goodies they found; hopefully, the ice cream won't melt.

Unable to find any other food, Foxy walked out, placed Gregory on a chair, opened his chest cavity, and placed all the food they found on a table. Gregory smiled at Foxy, "Thank you, Foxy." The pirate smiled back, "Yer welcome, lad." A loud rumble came from Gregory's stomach, causing the young boy to place both hands on it, "Ok! OK! I hear you!" He said to himself.  

Gregory opened the cracker packets and scarfed them down; Foxy was surprised by the boy's appetite, "Arrgh, do all kids have large appetites like Gregory?" He didn't know much about kids since Gregory was the first child he saw. Gregory looked at the Fizzy Faz can and opened it, "I wonder what flavor this one is?" He thought. Gregory took a small sip and widened his eyes with delight as a strong raspberry flavor flooded his mouth and quickly gulped down the beverage.

He liked raspberries; he considers them one of his favorite fruits; he always grabbed a few raspberries from the loading docks of supermarkets whenever he could. The boy unwrapped the ice cream and saw it was in the shape of Foxy with a black eye patch over its left eye, and just like the Fizzy Faz, the ice cream was raspberry flavored too.

When he was finished, he wiped his face with a napkin and then threw out the garbage; with Gregory's hungry taken care of, he and Foxy could now focus on taking down the K-9 Unit. "If we're going to get rid of the K-9 Unit, we need to turn the water back on," Gregory said to Foxy; that was easier said than done, Gregory would need to find the water main to get the water flowing again, but he had no idea where that was, luckily a certain fox knew every nook and cranny of Kids Cove.

"Aye, lad, we need to find the water main to get the water flowing again, and I know where to find it." Gregory perked up, "Really? That's great! Where is it?" He asked, "The water main be located near the very back of Kids Cove matey." Foxy replied. Gregory was starting to get excited by all of this; he and Johnny dreamed about sailing and going on a high sea voyage. He may not be sailing on a boat or out in the open sea but being with Foxy was enough for him to feel like he was on an adventure. "Can I be the lookout?" Gregory asked as he looked Foxy in the eye; the pirate smiled and nodded, "Aye, Gregory. Now climb aboard."

He said, gesturing for the boy to hop on his back; once again, the small boy clung to the animatronic fox's back and started their search for the water main. While walking, Gregory saw Foxy looking at his golden hook hand and heard him muttering something, "I can't wait to send that mutt to Davy Jones's Locker as payment fer me missing hand." Gregory's eyes shot wide open after hearing the words leave Foxy's mouth, "What?! Is that why you have a hook for a hand Foxy?"

The pirate didn't realize that Gregory heard what he said. Since they're trying to stop the K-9 Unit, he might as well tell the boy why he hates that dog so much. "Aye lad, that cursed dog is the reason why me left hand is a hook. Not long after I arrived ere, that mutt and I kept squaring off with each other, and one night it tore me left hand off."

"Sarah helped repair me and was furious by what the K-9 Unit did; I could have sworn I saw the wrath of the seven seas within the lass's eyes." Gregory was at a loss for words, he knew that Foxy and the K-9 Unit fought each other multiple times, but Sarah getting angry was something he couldn't imagine. After a few seconds, Gregory spoke again, "I'm... Sorry, that happened to you, Foxy." Foxy turned his head to the boy and gave him a soft smile, "Arrgh, don't worry yer self, lad. I may not be able to play the drums like I used to, but I can find a way to adapt just fine."

"Play the drums?" Gregory said. That's right; Foxy will be a new band member in the future; with everything going on, Gregory didn't ask Foxy about that. The future drummer's eye widened after his little slip of the tongue, "I... I shouldn't have told you that. It was meant to be a surprise." "No! No! It's ok, Foxy. I promise not to tell anyone about what instrument you'll play." Foxy looked Gregory in the eye and gave him another soft smile, "Arr, thanks, lad!" As the two of them kept moving, they entered a part of Kids Cove with several coconut trees and sandcastles; Foxy looked around and spoke up.    

"Avast ye matey. Keep yer eyes peeled fer a door with a large "Do Not Enter" sign on it. That be the way to the water main." "Aye, aye, captain!" Gregory said. Making the animatronic fox smirk; Gregory was really growing on him. Foxy was walking around several pirate ships searching for the large door; Gregory saw something from behind a giant clamshell and tried to get a better look at it.

He smiled when he realized what it was, "There it is, captain!" He said. Pointing to the door, Foxy looked in the direction Gregory was pointing and smiled, "Well done, Gregory! Now hold on tight!" Gregory tightened his grip, and Foxy bolted to the door. They opened the door and entered a dark hallway; Foxy had no problem seeing where he was going. He walked into a dimly lit room with pipes of all different sizes around them; it reminded Gregory of the time Monty chased him through that corridor when he tried to reach the front doors.

Feeling those resurfaced memories caused Gregory to hold on to Foxy even tighter; the drummer noticed the boy's uneasy expression, "Are ye alright, lad? Ye look a little... Bothered." Gregory snapped out of it when he heard Foxy's voice, "Huh? Oh, I'm ok, Foxy, just... Old memories." Foxy didn't know what Gregory was referring to, but he could tell that it made him uncomfortable, "Don't worry, Gregory, I'll protect ye from harm." A soft smile appeared on the boy's face, "Thank you, Foxy." Having him around made the room feel less scary.

As they kept walking, Foxy entered a room where the water main was located; a large red valve was attached to an enormous pipe. "Arrgh, we found it! If yer ankles are feeling better, Gregory... Would ye mind helping me turn it?" Foxy said, "Yeah! I'll help you, Foxy!" Gregory replied. He couldn't feel any more pain in his ankles, so he could pitch in.

Foxy placed Gregory down near one side of the valve and walked to the other side, "Alright lad, on the count of 3, I need ye to turn the valve counterclockwise. Savvy that Gregory?" Foxy asked as he grabbed the valve; Gregory nodded his head and grabbed the valve too. "Ok. Here we go." Foxy said,  "1... 2... 3!" "Heave!" Gregory used all the strength he could muster to help Foxy turn the large valve, and after a few seconds, they heard sounds coming from the pipes. It sounded like the water was starting to flow again.

They kept turning the valve until Foxy let go and looked at the pipes, "That should do it. Thanks fer yer help Gregory." The boy sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "I'm glad I could help Foxy." The sounds they heard from the pipes before grew louder and could be heard from every pipe around them. "Let's go back and see if the water is flowing," Gregory said. Foxy nodded his head, and they walked through the dark hallway again and came to a locked door; luckily, Foxy was able to pick the lock and walked back into Kids Cove. 

With the Kids Cove water system back up and running again, they next needed to worry about finding the K-9 Unit; however, they would only need to look closely. Foxy heard a barking sound off in the distance and knew what that meant, "That blasted mutt is here." Now they need to figure out how to eliminate the K-9 Unit; last time the metallic pooch was here, a pipe burst and put it out of commission. Causing that to happen again was not an option; however, the drummer looked around and noticed what part of the waterpark he and Gregory were in. 

They were near the Dreadbear and Foxy pirate ships, and seeing them helped Foxy hatch a plan to take down that haywire security dog. Both ships have water cannons designed to have kids engage in water shootouts with each other. If Foxy could cause enough damage to the K-9 Unit and have Gregory spray it with water, it could make that mechanical menace short circuit. He looked at Gregory and told him his plan, "Gregory. I know how we can take down that blasted mutt! But in order fer this to work, I need ye to man the water cannons on me ships."

Gregory had a feeling as to where Foxy was going with this and was wondering if this was a good plan. But then he remembered Bonnie did a number on the K-9 Unit earlier today in Monty Golf, and Foxy is very agile, so it's not like he can't dodge any of the guard dog's attacks. "Ok, Foxy! I can do that!" He said with a strong sense of determination.

They climbed aboard Foxy's ship, and Gregory stayed near the water cannons while Foxy went to lure the K-9 Unit into their trap.       

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Gregory was looking around the deck of Foxy's pirate ship and counted how many water cannons were on deck; he could see a total of 6 cannons close to each other. The boy thought it would be a good idea to test out the cannons to see how powerful they were; he walked to one, pressed the firing triggers, and saw a large stream of water come out of the cannon. "Wow, that is powerful." It should be strong enough to cause damage to the K-9 Unit.

Gregory was startled by a series of loud barking sounds, which could only mean one thing, "It's coming!" He moved the cannon around the area, looking for where the K-9 Unit would emerge. While searching for it, he heard Foxy shout from a nearby buoy, "Arrgh! Here I come!" A loud crashing sound echoed through the water park moments before the K-9 Unit tumbled into Gregory's sight. The boy ran to the 3rd cannon and fired at the dog.

The K-9 Unit was pushed back slightly by the stream of water and looked up at the boy spraying him; Gregory could feel a jolt of fear enter his body as the security dog's eyes locked onto him; it started charging toward him but was stopped by Foxy, "I've Got ya now!!!" He yelled as he ran up and tackled the haywire bot. They tumbled near the ship's left side, prompting Gregory to run back to the first cannon and take aim. 

Foxy was wrestling the K-9 Unit as it tried to bite down on him; he used one hand to grab its mouth and threw it off him. "Yahahahar! Ready to dance the dead man's jig?" The K-9 Unit hit the ground and got another dose of water from Gregory. He could see that the K-9 Unit was still damaged from the fight with Bonnie, which was good, but the K-9 Unit wasn't going down that easily.

It got up and charged at Foxy, but he was ready for it; he swung his hook hand and smacked the K-9 Unit right in the face. Gregory took this chance to blast the guard dog with another stream of water; Foxy could tell that the K-9 Unit was taking some serious damage and couldn't take much more, "It won't be long now. Before ye will be feeding the fishes." He ran to it and delivered another powerful blow, causing part of its face to crack.

The K-9 Unit got back up and tried to bite Foxy, but the drummer dodged the attack easily; Gregory fired the water cannon again but missed. The metallic dog looked at Gregory and ran toward the ship again; Gregory got a better hit on the K-9 Unit and pushed it back with another stream of water. Foxy took the chance to kick the guard dog to the other side of the area, Gregory ran to the 6th cannon and tried to fire again, but the K-9 Unit got back up and ran toward Foxy. 

The pirate followed up with another swift blow with his hook and broke one of its eyes. The K-9 Unit was now starting to get desperate and more aggressive, it dodged another one of Gregory's attempts to spray it and ran to Foxy to try and bite down on him again, but Foxy managed to stop that from happening.

He grabbed the guard dog's mouth with both his hands and held it wide open, the K-9 Unit was struggling to bite down on Foxy, but the pirate was still putting up a fight, he threw the metallic menace down, but Foxy quickly realized a fatal mistake. He threw the K-9 Unit too close to the boarding plank of his pirate ship; it got back up and promptly ran on deck toward Gregory. "No! No! No! I can't let that bilge rat hurt Gregory!" 

The boy tried to move the cannon to stop the K-9 Unit from boarding Foxy's ship but was unsuccessful. The guard dog charged toward Gregory, but the boy managed to stop the K-9 Unit in its tracks. He pulled out his Faz-Cam and stunned the mutt with the flash; while the dog was dazed and confused, Foxy managed to climb aboard the ship and grabbed the haywire pooch with fury. Boarding his ship was one thing, but trying to hurt Gregory was enough to earn you a one-way ticket to Davy Jones's Locker.

"Arrgh! I'll turn ye into shark bait, ye scurvy dog!" He shouted as he threw the K-9 Unit overboard; it landed on the ground with a loud thud and gave Gregory an opportunity. He ran back to the cannons and fired one last time at the dog. The K-9 Unit was twitching as it tried to stand up again; it started to release a few sparks as the guard dog's circuits were water damaged; the K-9 Unit kept twitching until it finally stopped and fell sideways. It stayed there on the ground with smoke coming from the cracks on its face and body.

"Arrgh! ya never stood a chance!" Foxy said in a happy tone; he and Gregory approached the K-9 Unit to see if it was still functional, "Is it...?" Gregory asked. Foxy looked closer and saw the K-9 Unit's eyes grow dim, "Aye, lad. That blasted mutt won't be causing any more trouble." Gregory was relieved that he won't have to worry about the K-9 unit anymore, and Foxy felt a strong sense of satisfaction seeing that the thing that caused him so much trouble was no longer operational. 

Gregory let out a loud yawn which caught Foxy's attention. "Are ye alright, lad?" "I'm ok. Just tried." He replied. Today was a long day for Gregory; after escaping from a dark basement full of Endos, having two near-death experiences, going on a treasure hunt, and taking down a robot security guard is enough to make a person feel exhausted.

"I should get the lad back to Freddy." Foxy thought as he picked Gregory up and carried him towards the Kids Cove exit. Before they left, Foxy felt a strange presence coming from somewhere nearby. However, he needed to get the boy to a place to rest, so he ignored it. Little did they know a particular white rabbit lady was watching what happened. "This kid is starting to become a serious problem!" She said in an angry tone.   

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Gregory was sound asleep and dreamed once again; however, he had no idea where he was this time. It was dark and cold; Gregory felt uneasy as he looked around the unknown location. "Freddy?" He called out, but there was no response, "Chica?" "Bonnie?" "Monty?" "Sundrop?" "Foxy?" "Anyone?" He said, but like before, there was nothing but silence.

Gregory was starting to get worried; where was he? What happened to the others? And why is it so quiet here? The eerie silence broke when he heard a scream from the darkness, "Hello? Who's there?" He said as he ran in the direction of the scream. Judging by the person's voice, the scream sounded like it came from a girl; Gregory kept running until he found a terrifying sight.

He saw blood dripping from the chest of some kind of animatronic; Gregory recognized who the unknown figure was when they turned and faced him; it was the eerie clown animatronic that was called Circus Baby. Gregory tensed up at the sight of the blood coming from Circus Baby and ran away, causing the animatronic clown to chase after him. 

The boy kept running and running through the darkness until he lost Circus Baby. He stopped to catch his breath, and while waiting to regain his stamina, something from the corner of his eye caught his attention. He slowly approached what he saw and noticed it was a girl lying down; when he got close to the girl, he gently tapped her shoulder.

"Excuse me... Are you ok?" He asked, but the girl didn't respond; she just stayed in that position as if she were sleeping. Gregory started to back away but became horrified when the girl turned over; she wasn't sleeping; she was dead. He saw a look of pure horror on the girl's pale face and tears traveling down her cheeks. Gregory recoiled in fear as he covered his mouth, eyes locked onto the deceased girl before him.  "Who was this girl? What is she doing here? Who did this to her?" These were the questions that swam through his mind.

Gregory wanted to run but couldn't leave the girl like this, so he walked up to her again and closed her eyes. He couldn't see anything around him to cover the girl, so this was all he could do for her. He said a quick prayer and ran away from the unknown girl. 

Gregory saw a bright light in the distance and heard a voice call out to him, "Gregory!" The boy was able to recognize whose voice it was, "Freddy?" He called out; he ran to the light as he kept hearing Freddy's voice say his name until everything was enveloped in light.

Freddy was worried about Gregory; he saw the boy tossing and turning on the sofa in his room and gently shook Gregory to wake him up from his slumber. "Gregory! Can you hear me?" He said. After a few seconds, the sleeping boy woke up and started breathing heavily, "Gregory! Are you alright?" Freddy asked. The boy looked up at Freddy and calmed down a little, "Yeah, I'm ok, Freddy, I just... Had a bad dream."

Gregory looked around and noticed that he was inside Freddy's green room, "How did I get here?" He asked, "Foxy brought you to me last night. He also told me everything that happened in Kids Cove while you were sleeping." Freddy replied. The boy also noticed that the future drummer was nowhere to be seen, "Wait. Where's Foxy?" As if on cue, said animatronic fox walked into the green room.

"Arrgh. Thank ye for letting me use yer recharge station, Freddy." He looked at the sofa and saw Gregory wide awake, "Ahoy, Gregory! How are ye feeling?" "I'm okay, Foxy." The boy replied. He noticed Foxy looked a little sad, "Why do you look sad, Foxy?" "Hm? Oh, nothing to worry about, lad. I'm just a little sad that I don't have a room of me own." The drummer said. That's right; Foxy has yet to be officially revealed, so they haven't created his green room yet.

"However, I'm surprised by how spacious the building is. I might look around some more." Foxy said. Freddy let out a small gasp as he remembered something, "Gregory. You should be able to access the Roxy Raceway now that Chica and Monty have opened the gates. Perhaps you can find some clues on how to deal with Roxy while you are there." Getting a software chip inside Roxy would be tricky, so it may be wise to see if Gregory can use anything to help him. 

"Roxy Raceway, ye say? Where might that be?" Foxy asked, "Oh! The entrance is on the second floor of the atrium." Gregory said, "I can show you if you want, Foxy." The drummer looked at the boy and smiled. "Yahahar! Thank ye, lad! I know a shortcut we can take to get back to the atrium." "Wait. Before you leave Gregory, there is something I must do." Freddy said as he closed his eyes; after making a few technical noises and opening his eyes again, Gregory heard a beep and looked at his Faz-Watch. The screen displayed two icons of Monty and Foxy.

"There we go. You can now call Monty or Foxy if you need assistance." Freddy said. Gregory looked at Freddy and smiled, "Thank you, Freddy" "You are welcome, Superstar. I will meet you at Roxy Raceway later. There is something that Monty wants to show me." The bear replied. Gregory left the green room with Foxy and started to follow him to the backstage room. They walked inside and headed towards a door in the back of the room; however, before Gregory walked through, he noticed the pirate Freddy cutout in the corner and remembered about the other two cutouts he saw. 

He took out his Faz-Cam and walked to the cutout; Foxy noticed where he was going and spoke up, "What are ye doing, lad? The door is this way." Gregory pressed flash on the Faz-Cam, and the cutout eyes started to glow; Foxy was surprised that the cutout could do that. "Shiver me, timbers! How in the seven seas are the eyes glowing?" "Whenever a flash of light goes off near a pirate cutout, the eyes glow. I'm not sure why they do that, though." Gregory said. The boy turned around and followed Foxy into a hallway.

That shortcut led them back to the lobby of Kids Cove, but before they entered the atrium, Foxy turned his head and stared at a closed treasure chest; he went up and started to pick the lock with his hook hand, "What is it, Foxy?" Gregory asked, "I have a feeling that some valuable booty is in this chest." Foxy said. He realized what he said and quickly clarified his meaning, "That be treasure, ya know." "Don't worry, Foxy, I know booty means treasure," Gregory said. Foxy let out a sigh of relief.

The chest opened, and they found a CD inside, "What the?!" Gregory cried as he grabbed the CD, "What might that be, lad?" Foxy asked, "Freddy and I have been finding a lot of these CDs around the Pizzaplex, but we don't know what's on them." Gregory said. Foxy tried to analyze the CD but couldn't uncover its contents either. "Hmm... Perhaps ye should hold on to it fer safekeeping." Foxy said. Gregory nodded his head and put the CD in his pocket. 

They walked into the main atrium and went up to the second floor. Gregory led Foxy to the roll-up door leading to the construction area, "The entrance to Roxy Raceway is close by." Gregory said. He and Foxy managed to get past the patrolling security bot and kept walking. Suddenly they ran into Bonnie, "Bonnie? What are you doing here?" Gregory asked, "Oh hey, champ. I was lookin' around the area, and I found this." Bonnie said as he handed a message to Gregory.

"You know, sometimes I wonder why Fazbear Entertainment even reopened after what happened to those kids and the Bite of 87. Every time a Fazbear Entertainment location opens, someone dies, whether a patron or employee. This all started at Fredbear's Family Diner in 1983; a group of kids pulled a prank on a little boy; I think his name was Evan or Chris Afton. Either way, that kid got his skull crushed by a spring-lock suit and died at the hospital (Compared to the Bite of 87, this kid wasn't so lucky.) What's worse is that the boy's older brother was one of the people who shoved him into that bear's mouth. Some people say Fazbear Entertainment is cursed, while others say it's horrible luck. I gotta get back to Roxy Raceway soon; Jack said he found something bad on the racetracks."

This news didn't sit well with Gregory; hearing about another death tied to Fazbear Entertainment made a shiver go down his spine. It sounds like Fazbear Entertainment is cursed based on everything he's read about the company's past so far, but one part caught his attention. "Afton" was the same last name of the man who was a founding member of the company and believed to be the murderer of those five kids, William. He felt sad that the little boy died at the hospital, but the fact that the victim's brother was the one who put that boy in the hospital made it worse.

Suddenly they heard footsteps coming from nearby; Bonnie's eyes shot wide open when he learned who was approaching. "Aw, crud! Vanessa is coming!" Foxy turned his head and saw a roll-up door at the end of the hallway, "Quick, lads! This way!" Bonnie and Gregory followed Foxy through the door. They found themselves in a small area with a golden statue of Roxy and multiple security bots patrolling around the outside of a small building in the center. "What in the seven seas is this?" Foxy said, "Oh! I recognize this place. This is the Glamrock Salon. I remember Roxy coming here often after shows." Bonnie said.

"Um... Does it have a bathroom? Because I need to pee." Gregory said, "Don't worry, champ. It does." Bonnie replied. That was good news for Gregory; getting through the front door would be tricky with so many security bots around, but another entrance was on the side of the building. They got past a few security bots and reached the side door, but Gregory saw something near a Roxy pinata and plushie; he looked closer at the object and realized it was another CD. Gregory picked it up and put it inside his pocket.

The trio entered the salon and found it in shambles. "Whoa! What happened here?!" Bonnie said. Multiple broken mirrors and shards of glass littered the floor. "Did Roxy do this?" Gregory thought. It would make sense that the damage was caused by the animatronic wolf having a temper tantrum; Bonnie regained his focus and turned to a red door underneath a neon light display that said 'Hair and Makeup' "The bathroom is in the back, Gregory." Bonnie said. The boy entered the back room and turned right; he entered the bathroom while Foxy and Bonnie waited outside.

Foxy noticed a strange arcade cabinet in the corner of the room, "Hmm... What could this be?" Bonnie looked at the game and was able to recognize the name on it. "This is." Gregory took care of business and washed his hands; after he dried them, he found something he thought he'd never see here. A pair of shoes resembling Freddy's design with black shoelaces sat near the hand dryer. He looked at his shoes and noticed how worn out they became; running around the Pizzaplex did a number on his sneakers; no amount of tape could save them now.

Gregory took off his shoes and put the new ones on, luckily, they were just the right size for him, and they felt very comfortable; he forgot the soft feeling of trying new shoes. Gregory heard Bonnie's voice outside and left the bathroom to see what was happening, "Bonnie? What's going on?" "Take a look at this, Gregory." He said, pointing to the arcade cabinet; Gregory's eyes became wide when he saw the title, "Princess Quest!?" 

"Ye know this game, lad?" Foxy said. "Yeah. I've read a few messages that talked about this game."  Gregory replied, "Plus, Gregory and I saw another game like this hidden in Fazer Blast." Bonnie said. Gregory approached the game and inserted a quarter into the machine. The coin entered the machine, and the screen turned on, displaying the game's title; Gregory pressed start and began to play the game.

The screen was glitching, but after a few seconds, an image came into view; the screed displayed a glowing yellow princess inside a dark room holding what appeared to be a lantern. He also saw three red hearts on the top left corner of the screen; Gregory opened a chest that contained a heart, and his life meter grew to 4, "Oh, how nice." The princess said. Something tells him that he should be on the lookout for more of these chests. 

A stone door near him wouldn't open when he approached it, "The door is shut." Said the princess, "There must be another way out of here." Gregory said. He walked to the other side of the room and found an unlocked door that took him to a room with two lit torches and two non-lit ones. He also noticed a large gaping hole in the center of the room and a smaller hole on the right side of the room. Gregory carefully made his way to the other side of the room and lit the two torches; he heard a little jingle as the door opened.

He walked through and entered a dark room with multiple floating black rabbit heads, "Hey, what's with this evil rabbit business? Rabbits ain't supposed to be evil!" Bonnie said. Gregory was also wondering about that, first Vanny and now these things. Unfortunately, he had no weapon to fight them with, so all he could do was make the princess avoid them the best he could. He lit two torches that helped him see better, but that didn't stop the floating rabbit heads from trying to attack him.

Two of them opened their mouths and drifted toward the Princess as if they were trying to bite on her head. Gregory did not want that to happen, especially after reading that message Bonnie gave him. He found an exit, but it was locked, "This door needs a key." The princess said. Based on what Gregory could see, there was no chest inside the room, so that was a problem. He managed to get to the other side of the room, lit the last two torches, and opened a stone door.

This time Gregory was in a well-lit room with a chest on an elevated area; he walked to the other side of the room and went up a staircase leading to the chest. "A small key. This must open something." The princess said after retrieving the contents of the chest. However, shortly after Gregory took the key, the torches in the room went out, and five growling black human-like rabbit monsters appeared, "Huh!? Where did they come from?" He said out loud. Gregory ran around the side with no rabbit monsters and escaped.

He used the key he found, and the locked door opened; he was in a large dark room and heard more growling rabbit monsters. Gregory went left as he lit all the torches he could see; the more he lit, the closer the monsters came. After he lit the last torch and heard the jingle, one of the monsters took a swipe at him, and the screen glitched out a little after he took damage. He got away and entered a room with three doors; the one in front of him had an ominous purple lock on it and wouldn't open.

Gregory took the door on the right and found himself in another large dark room filled with more rabbit monsters; what exactly are these things supposed to be? Getting through this room was going to be tough because it had both the floating rabbit heads and the freaky humanoid rabbits; what's worse is that Gregory couldn't find any torch to help him see better. He kept twisting and turning until he came across a chest and got another heart, "What is this feeling?" Said the princess. Gregory kept walking until he found the exit.

Now he was outside in the rain with no rabbit monsters in sight. Instead, there were six tombstones with torches in front of them and another chest containing a heart, "I feel... Strange." The princess said. Foxy looked at the tombstones and noticed that most of them had one or more yellow dots on them, and the blank stone's torch was lit; then, he realized what they could be. "Could those be... The graves of those five kids who died all those years ago?" "I-I think so," Gregory replied. As much as he didn't like saying it, he couldn't deny that possibility.

Gregory lit the torch before a broken tombstone, but it went out almost immediately, "Huh?" That was odd. He tried another one, but the same thing happened; only when he lit the torch in front of the bottom right tombstone was when he noticed something, the flame didn't go out this time. This was good, he went to the broken tombstone next to it, but both fires went out after he lit the torch, "What the?" "Hmm, I think ye need to light the torches in a certain order, lad," Foxy said. Perhaps he was right, but the question is, what is the order?

Gregor re-lit the bottom right torch again and tried another torch, he lit the one near the tombstone with two yellow dots, and it stayed lit, but when he lit the one on the top left side, he went back to square one. "Not that one," Gregory said. He retraced his steps and lit the one on the very top this time which seemed to be the right one; Gregory went to the bottom torch and lit it before lighting the one on the top left. With all five torches lit, a jingle played as a bridge appeared. Gregory crossed it and went back inside.

He lit a torch that activated another bridge leading to the other side and found a bizarre purple chest; he opened it and got a creepy, purple key that looked like it was giving off an unsettling glow. He found himself back in the purple lock room and opened the door. He entered a large room with only one way out; boulders blocked off the left and right paths, so the only way was to go forward. Gregory walked ahead and noticed the hallway getting more and more narrow.

He started to get a bad feeling about this as he reached for the torch. Only when he lit the torch were his foreboding feelings confirmed. There was a giant black rabbit monster with a glowing purple mouth on the screen as if it were laughing at the princess; not only that but there was a message on the screen that Gregory couldn't understand. The screen started to glitch as the monster continued to laugh; soon, the screen was overrun by creepy black tentacles from the monster and surrounded the princess. Then everything stopped, and the game shut off. This left Gregory, Bonnie, and Foxy creeped out and confused at the same time.

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"What just happened?" Gregory asked. Was he supposed to run into that creepy rabbit monster or not? He regained his focus when he felt his foot touch something in front of the arcade cabinet; he picked it up and realized it was a message.

"I finally found Princess Quest 1 and beat it, but something weird happened. When I reached the end of the game, some strange message appeared on the screen while the monster appeared. The message appeared to be encrypted, and I don't know what it means. It wasn't in binary code or braille; I took a photo of it to give to Sarah; hopefully, she can figure out what it means. Who put the Princess Quest game here anyway? I'll have to worry about that later; I need to find Princess Quest 2, but I have an idea of where I can look.- Dave."

"He gave the message to Sarah?" The boy thought. A small part of him was also curious about what that monster was saying, but he had another feeling that whatever those weird symbols meant wasn't good. He regained his attention after he heard Freddy's voice call out from the Faz-Watch. "Gregory. I have arrived at Roxy Raceway. Where are you and Foxy?" "Sorry, Freddy. We're on our way." Gregory replied. Bonnie and Foxy accompanied the boy as they left the Glamrock salon and reached another roll-up door. 

This one took them to a large room with more construction equipment, but there were two open gates leading to the entrance; near one of the gates was a light green race car attached to the wall near a ceiling with multiple stars on it. They walked through the gates and saw a bunch of tires in a large wooden case, a large trophy surrounded by a few smaller ones, and a message lying on the floor. 

"CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Every day, there's a new problem. We pour a new section of track, and as soon as it dries, we start to see cracks. I am worried we are building over a sinkhole here.  There was a site evaluation before construction was approved, right? This is gonna set us back." "What? A sinkhole?" Gregory said. He heard stories about people falling into sinkholes from the Johnson Residence, and they always gave him nightmares. 

Foxy walked through another roll-up door with Gregory and Bonnie behind him and looked at Roxy Raceway. They couldn't see much because of the low lighting in the room, but from what they could see, the raceway looked impressive. There was a large decal of the attraction's name on the right wall and a few decals of Roxy herself, with a bigger one holding race flags on the left wall. There's a small snack stand to the left and a reception desk downstairs on the right. Moments after they stepped in, a message in Roxy's voice played over the intercom. 

"Hey. I'm Roxanne Wolf. If you're looking for high-speed motor mayhem, Roxy Raceway is the place to be. Sign up today and be a winner! Nobody likes a loser." Foxy was taken aback by what he heard and got a bad impression of Roxy; however, Bonnie wasn't very surprised to hear this, as he knows that Roxy doesn't like to lose. "Freddy, we made it to Roxy Raceway. Where are you?" Gregory said, "I am near the reception desk, Gregory." Freddy replied.

Gregory walked down the large staircase to the right and saw Freddy standing near one side of the desk. The singer was glad his Superstar was ok, but he noticed something different about him. "Gregory, I am glad you are ok, but where did you get those shoes?" The boy looked down at his new orange shoes and looked up at Freddy again, "I found them at the nearby salon. Vanessa was coming, and we had to go there so she wouldn't see us." "Hmm. I see." The bear said.

"Well, now there we're all ere' what are we gonna do about Roxy?" Bonnie said. "Hmm. Perhaps we can catch the lass off-guard with a sneak attack?" Foxy said. Freddy shook his head and spoke up, "No. I do not think that will work, Foxy. It will be difficult for us to sneak up on Roxy because of her new eyes." "New eyes?" The animatronic fox said, tilting his head in confusion, "Oh yeah, I forgot about those fancy new eyes of hers. They were made to help her win races, but she can see other bots through walls. So even if we tried to sneak up on her, she'd see us comin'." Bonnie said.

Bonnie's words clicked in Gregory's mind, "Her eyes help her win races." This made him remember the message that he and Freddy found in Roxy's room. It said that every time a test run took place on the track, Roxy would always get in the way. If he can find a working kart, maybe he could use it to get the wolf's attention and distract her. "Wait! I have an idea." Gregory said, "Maybe we can get her attention with a race kart." Freddy and Bonnie weren't sure about Gregory's idea, but Foxy quickly caught on to what the boy was planning.

"Ah, I see. Ye want to distract her while we try to pin the lass down." "Yes! That's exactly it!" Gregory said. This made Freddy very concerned; he knew what happened to all those driver-assist bots driving on the track during every test run. He feared Gregory would lose his head if Roxy saw him driving on the track. "Gregory, I do not think it would be safe for you. There is a chance that Roxy could see you coming and attack you."

Before the boy could protest, Foxy spoke up. "I understand what yer saying, Freddy, but I have a solution to that." "What if one of us distracts Roxy while Gregory uses the kart?" "Plus, I still have the Fazerblaster and Faz-Cam with me. I can stun her in case she sees me." Gregory said. Freddy was still conflicted about this plan, but Foxy and Gregory had good points. Having one animatronic distract Roxy until Gregory arrives, and the tools that Gregory has at his disposal can still help him. He left out a sign before reluctantly accepting the plan, "Very well then." 

"Ok, now that we're all in agreement, I say we look around ere' for a workin' kart." Bonnie said, "Aye." Foxy said. Freddy stayed with Gregory while Bonnie and Foxy split up and looked for a fully functioning kart. Gregory and Freddy walked straight and saw various metal containers and construction materials placed throughout the Raceway. However, seated among the crates and large metal pipes, Gregory found an orange kart near an unfinished part of the floor.

"Freddy, look! There's a kart!" Gregory said. But when he and Freddy looked at it, Freddy spoke up. "I am so sorry, Gregory. It appears that you are not tall enough to ride the kart alone. You are going to need a working driver-assist bot to use this kart." Oh man, the robot's missing its head!" Gregory said. This was going to be a problem; however, Freddy spoke up again. "There may be a spare driver-assist bot here somewhere, but where is it?" 

Gregory looked behind the kart and saw a message sitting on a crate. "EQUIPMENT REQUEST - We are running out of test bots for the raceway. Now we are down to a single Driver Assist bot. For safekeeping, we are storing it at the back of the raceway near the Northwest stairs." This was just what Gregory needed; now he knew where to look for the driver-assist bot. "Freddy, do you know where the northwest staircase is?" The bear nodded his head, "Yes, Gregory. Follow me, and I'll show you." 

Gregory followed Freddy to a large staircase leading up to a large overhead stand. He could see multiple large wooden crates past a security bot; he got past the bot and walked up to a wooden crate with a picture of a S.T.A.F.F bot holding racing flags. Gregory opened the box and recoiled in fear as the bot quickly shot up and tried to grab the boy. The bot leaned over the edge of the box, and its head fell off its body, landing in front of the boy.

"Gregory!" Freddy said as he caught the boy with his hand; Gregory wasn't harmed but was startled. After taking a few seconds to catch his breath, Gregory regained his composure and looked at the broken mechanical head lying in front of him.  "At least we found a driver-assist bot head." The boy said, "That is true, Superstar. I do not believe that the head will work in that condition. However, there is a S.T.A.F.F. repair station in the West Arcade." "That's good. How do we get there?" Gregory asked, "You will need a Dance Pass to access the West Arcade." The bear replied. "A Dance Pass?!" Gregory thought, "Do you know where I can find one, Freddy?" Freddy placed a hand on his chin and tried to think of where Gregory could find a pass.

"Hmm. I believe the party garages are a good place to look. The Raceway was closed very abruptly before the new construction. Guests tend to leave things behind in emergencies." This was good; hopefully, the party garages aren't too far away. But before he left, he found a message near the box. "Roxy did it again. Another braindead S.T.A.F.F. bot was decapitated because it got in her way on the racetrack. I'm getting sick of trudging over to West Arcade to fix these things. Why isn't there a S.T.A.F.F. repair station any closer to the Raceway? At least I have an extra Dance Pass so that I won't get locked out again." "Yeah! Why isn't there a repair station closer here?" Gregory thought.

Suddenly Foxy called Gregory through his Faz-Watch, "Gregory! Can ya hear me?" "I'm here, Foxy. What is it?" The boy asked, "I found something that might help ya. I'm in the break room near a bunch of bummer karts." Foxy said. "Ok, Foxy. I'm on my way." Gregory replied. Freddy placed the robot head in his chest cavity and returned to the other side of the Raceway with Gregory. The boy could see the mini bumper kart area, but as they walked to the break room, something inside one of the bumper karts caught Gregory's attention. 

He went through the open gate and looked inside. He found both a CD and a message on the kart seat. "CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: We're starting to see fewer cracks appearing on the race track, but now we have a new problem to deal with. Multiple blackouts are starting to occur, and it's slowing our progress down even more. We've checked the generators and fuse boxes to see if they were causing the blackouts, but they all work fine. Sarah came by and told me that she picked up some weird signal coming from somewhere near the Raceway, and I have a hunch that whatever she found is causing the blackouts."

This made Gregory remember something. Back when he was locked inside Lost and Found, he read an email from Management that said Sarah discovered something underneath Roxy Raceway, but they didn't say what it was. "What did Sarah find here?" The boy thought. Gregory put the CD inside his pocket and entered the break room with Freddy. They saw Foxy holding what appeared to be a security badge in his hand. 

Foxy walked up to Gregory and handed the badge to him. "I managed to get this from a nearby security office and thought it might be helpful to ya, lad." He said. Gregory took the security badge and smiled. "Thank you, Foxy." "Yer welcome, Gregory." The future drummer replied, but before they left, Gregory saw another Fizzy Faz can sitting on a table and grabbed it. He opened it and saw an image of Roxy on the can; he took a sip and smiled at the drink's sweet grape flavor.

After drinking the Fizzy Faz, Gregory saw a message close to where the can was. "CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:  These blackouts are occurring more frequently, and I'm getting fed up with them. I decided to investigate the Raceway with Sarah thoroughly, and we found something. It looks like something is drawing a massive amount of power from the work site. We've traced a high-voltage cable that disappears right into the foundation. There is definitely something under us. We're going to bore back into the foundation and find out what it is."  

"Someone was stealing power from the Raceway?" Gregory thought. He has a feeling that Vanny is the one responsible for the blackouts, but why? What exactly is siphoning the Raceway's power? What is that high-voltage cable connected to? And how far underground is it? Gregory will have to figure that out later; maybe Roxy can help with that once she's free from the virus—another reason to get a software chip in her. Gregory walked out of the break room with Freddy and Foxy to the party garages with his new security badge.

Bonnie came out of a party garage and saw the group. "Ah, there ya are, champ! I was about to call ya and say I found somethin' " This made Gregory curious, "What did you find, Bonnie?" "Follow me, and I'll show ya!" The animatronic rabbit replied. Gregory followed Bonnie into a party garage with a few balloons floating around, small tables with party hats set up, and one table with a space Monty key-chain on it. Bonnie moved a Monty balloon to the side and opened a set of red double doors leading to a small storage room with an arcade game. 

Gregory looked at the game's screen and saw the title "Roxy's Daring All-Star Race" on it. Gregory gasped as he realized what this was; it was another game on the list in Vanny's hideout, which meant a transmitter was inside the game. He also noticed a message next to a Glamrock Freddy plushie. "MAINTENANCE LOG: I looked at the RDASR game, and just like the other games I've looked at, this one also has purple static. However, they only appear if you're playing as Roxy, and some are easy to miss. Other than that, I did hear a few people say that Roxy is faster than most characters and wins too often. I may need to look into that part later, but the purple static is my main concern right now.- Dave." 

"Some static patches are easy to miss?" Gregory thought. He'll need to be careful not to miss any of them. He sat on the game's seat, placed a quarter inside, and started the game up.

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Gregory pressed the start button on the game and was brought to a character selection menu. "Dave's message said that the purple static only appears if the player is Roxy." The boy thought. He selected Roxy, and the screen changed to a kart selection menu. There were multiple customized options for the kart's body, steering, and tires. Gregory was unsure which options he should choose; he wanted to be fast but not too fast; otherwise, he might miss some static patches. Gregory decided to go with the basic kart loadout for the race; hopefully, it would be enough to win the game and get rid of the static patches.

The screen transitioned to a racetrack that appeared to be in a large canyon. There were 12 racers on the track. Gregory could recognize Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, and Monty but was unfamiliar with the other racers. Roxy was at the back of the starting line while all the other racers were ahead of her; as the sounds of engines humming played through the game's speakers, a countdown appeared on the screen.

Gregory placed his foot on one petal but wasn't moving when the countdown reached zero, and the other racers drove ahead. "Oh no! This isn't good!" He said as he tried to figure out what he was doing wrong, Gregory imagined driving inside a broken-down car before, but he had never driven a car in real life or played a game like this. However, he did read about car functions from books with Clair in the past. From what he could remember, there were two petals inside a vehicle: the gas pedal made it go, and the brakes stopped it. The boy took his foot off the petal he was pressing on and tried the other.

The kart started moving forward with great force. Now that Gregory is moving, hopefully, he can recover from this rocky start, "Remember, the gas pedal is on the right!" The boy thought. Gregory ran over a purple static patch before him and saw three racers ahead of him. "I hope I can get past them." He said, and he drove faster; he pulled ahead of them and saw another racer not too far ahead of him. As Gregory approached, the track led towards a large trench up ahead; luckily, there was a ramp he could use to get across.

The car drove up the ramp and glided through the air; Gregory got a nice view of the track above the trench. He flew past the racer ahead of him and kept driving as the kart touched back on the ground. Gregory turned right and followed a winding path into a dark cave. He caught glimpses of stalagmites on the ground and saw a racer crash into one; Gregory took this chance to get ahead of them and reach 7th place. He left the cave and saw multiple boulders on the race track.

The boy managed to avoid them by making a few sharp turns, but he almost crashed into the last one. He saw two more racers in front of him, trying to get ahead of one another; one of them made a left turn and zoomed ahead while Gregory was getting closer to the racer left behind. While Gregory was struggling to get into 6th place, he saw another static patch coming up on his right. He pushed the racer beside him aside and got rid of the static; he even managed to get in 6th place, too. 

Gregory zoomed across the finish line and started his 2nd lap around the track, "The other racers ahead of me can't be too far, right?" He said to himself. Gregory saw two more static patches beside each other and drove right over them. As he kept driving through the canyon, he saw another static patch before him, but suddenly, a sandstorm blew through the canyon. "What the?!" Gregory said as the sand obscured his vision. He nearly missed the static patch because of the storm; this would make finding them and the other racers harder.

Gregory entered the cave again and was free from the raging sandstorm, but he still had to worry about the stalagmites hiding in the dark. Unfortunately, he crashed into one and felt the game's chair vibrate; this also caused a racer behind him to take 6th place. "Oh, crud!" He said. Quickly driving around the stalagmite, luckily, the other racer crashed into a stalagmite too and lost 6th place. "I need to be more careful." He left the cave and was thrown back into the sandstorm. "Oh, come on! It's still going on?!" 

Once again, he drove past the boulders littered on the track and removed a few more static patches in the process. Gregory managed to get into 5th place as the racer ahead of him crashed into the last boulder; he could see the other Glamrock animatronics ahead of him. Bonnie was behind the others, and Chica was in the lead. Monty was bumping into Freddy as he tried to get ahead of him. Wow, even in this game, Monty is trying to steal Freddy's spot. At least, that was no longer the case in real life. 

They zoomed past the finish line, with Gregory just a little behind Bonnie. He managed to get past the bunny and was gaining on Monty and Freddy, who were still fighting each other for 2nd place. The sandstorm subsided, and Gregory got a much better view of his surroundings; he drove up the ramp again and saw Freddy falling behind. Gregory managed to land in 3rd place and was catching up to Monty.

He drove into the cave again, but the ground shook this time. "Huh?! What's going on? Is there an earthquake happening?" Gregory said. Stalactites were falling from the ceiling, and the ground was cracking apart. Freddy pulled ahead of Gregory and tried to get in front of Monty again. They left the cave, but the earthquake was still happening; it also caused multiple large boulders to fall from the cliffside. Freddy and Monty crashed into a large boulder, and Gregory quickly got into second place; he got rid of another static path as he closed in on Chica.

Gregory saw the finish line ahead, and one final static patch was in the way. The boy zoomed past Chica, eliminated the static patch, and won the race. The screen transitioned to Roxy standing on a podium, holding a golden trophy, and smiling at a large crowd. "Congratulations on winning the race, speedster!" The screen said. Now, the transmitter's signal should be weakened. Gregory got off the game's seat and left the room with Bonnie; they found Freddy and Foxy holding different items.

 "Gregory, I have found a Dance Pass for you to use." Freddy said, handing the pass to the boy, "Thank you, Freddy." He replied. Taking the pass and putting it in his pocket, Gregory also noticed a small chip in Freddy's other hand. "Freddy. What is that?" "This is a chip that will extend my battery power. Would you mind installing it into me, Gregory?" The singer said. Gregory nodded, and Freddy bent down to his level; the boy opened the singer's chip compartment, placed the chip inside, and closed the compartment again.

"Thank you, Superstar." Freddy said, standing back up, "You're welcome." The boy said. "Arrgh! I found something that ye should look at, lad." Foxy said as he handed Gregory a message. "Dave gave me a message written in weird symbols he found from a Princess Quest game and needed help figuring out what it means. I was able to translate it, and the message said, "I always come back." Not only that, but I also discovered something very disturbing on Vanessa's computer. Someone was sending her messages written in the same encrypted symbols, and camera footage showed her talking to someone. I don't know who she's talking to, but whoever it is, she's responding to them with the same symbols. When I asked her if everything was okay, she told me she was having family problems, but she didn't go into any more detail than that. This is making me worry about her even more, and I don't like where this is going.- Sarah.B."

This information made Gregory feel a chill down his spine. Knowing what the message from Princess Quest said was bad enough, but learning that Vanessa was talking to someone with the same symbols made him feel even more uneasy. The part about Vanessa being caught on camera made him remember something else. Vanessa became more agitated than usual and stormed off whenever someone asked her about the person she was talking to. 

It also surprised him that Vanessa told Sarah about it, but she could have lied. "Who was Vanessa talking to?" Gregory thought. Foxy could tell that Gregory was getting bothered and pulled an ice cream bar out of his chest cavity for the boy. "Here ya go, lad. This should help ya calm down." Gregory unwrapped the ice cream bar and saw that it looked like Roxy and had a strong grape flavor.

"Were you able to weaken the transmitter in the game, Gregory?" Freddy asked. The boy nodded in response, and Freddy felt relieved that Gregory was successful. "Well, now that we got a Dance Pass for Greg, ere' we betta get goin' to the West Arcade," Bonnie said. Gregory left the Raceway with the animatronics and returned to the atrium; Bonnie and Foxy felt their battery power running low and stopped. "Arrgh! Looks like ye have to go without us, lad." Foxy said, "I hate to say it, but Foxy's right, champ. I'm running low on power." Bonnie said. The two animatronics entered two nearby recharge stations, and Freddy walked up to the 3rd-floor balcony with Gregory; on the way up, they ran into Monty and Chica.

"Hey, little guy! How are ya doin'?" Monty asked, "I'm doing well. Freddy and I are about to enter the West Arcade." Gregory said as he finished his ice cream and threw out the stick, but Freddy stopped when they got to the elevator. "Freddy? What's wrong?" The boy asked, "I wish I could join you, Gregory. But I must stay here." Freddy said. Gregory wasn't sure why Freddy couldn't enter the West Arcade with him; his battery power was full, so what was the problem? "Huh? Why not?" "After my stage incident, I am not allowed to perform. When I step onto the West Arcade dance floor, I cannot stop myself. It is a programming bug." The bear replied.

Monty couldn't help but chuckle at that. He remembers what happened the last time Freddy went to the West Arcade. Freddy danced like crazy and didn't stop until his system crashed and had to be hulled down to Parts and Service for repairs. "Do not worry, Freddy. Monty and I will look after Gregory." Chica said, "Thank you, Chica." The singer responded; he pulled the robot head out of his chest cavity and gave it to Monty. "A robot head? Why do ya have this with ya?" The gator asked.

"Well, long story short. I have a plan to deal with Roxy but need a working driver-assist bot to implement the plan. So I need to get this head to the repair station in the West Arcade." Gregory said. "Ok then. You'll like the West Arcade little guy!" Monty roared, "Before you go. If you see the DJ, say hello. He is such a nice fellow." Freddy said. "Sure thing, Freddy," Gregory said.  He showed his Dance Pass to the scanner, and the elevator opened for him and the animatronics. Chica pushed the button and sent the elevator up to the West Arcade.

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The elevator doors opened, and everyone stepped out. Gregory saw giant golden statues of the Glamrock animatronics near a large spiraling staircase; Gregory also saw multiple glowing holes in the walls, which he thought was strange. "Man, I haven't been up ere' in ages!" Monty said, "The security office should be on the floor above us." Chica said. She and Monty walked up the staircase with Gregory right behind them.

The trio reached the top floor of the West Arcade, and Gregory was surprised by how big it was. "Whoa! This is the biggest arcade I've ever seen!" "Ha! I knew you would like it, little guy!" Monty said. Various arcade games were clustered on both sides of the area; however, there was a circular reception desk on the left and several small lounge rooms to the right. "Which way is the security office, Chica?" Gregory asked. The guitarist smiled as she pointed to the very back of the floor they were on. "It is located in the arcade storage room at the back of the arcade."

Gregory began following Chica's lead, but Monty stopped them when they were near a green lounge room. "Hold on a minute. There's somethin' in ere'." Gregory and Chica turned around and saw Monty facing the room, "What is it, Monty?" Chica asked. The animatronic gator walked past a plush toy of himself sitting on a seat and stopped in front of the microphone stand in the room. "Another one of those weird CDs." the bassist said as he took it off the microphone stand and gave it to Gregory, "Thank you, Monty." He said as he put the CD in his pocket.

They left the room, followed Chica to the back of the arcade, and stopped at an orange door. They opened the door and saw a security door, but before they entered the office, they heard music playing somewhere nearby. "Is that Music? I wonder where it is coming from?" Chica said, "I've heard this somewhere before. But where was it?" Monty said. This music didn't sound like anything the DJ Music Man played; this echoing tune sounded... medieval.

"Wait a minute," Gregory said as he listened closer; he gasped when he realized what the music was, "I know what this is! Follow me!" He said as he ran deeper into the storage room. "Gregory! Please slow down!" Chica said as she ran after the boy with Monty; Gregory ran past various arcade games and shelves until he stopped at the back of the room. Underneath a large hole in the wall was the source of the medieval jingle. "So Princess Quest 2 was here."

Gregory also noticed another odd cutout and a message near Princess Quest 2; he pulled out his Faz-Cam and pressed the flash button, which made the cutout's eyes glow. Chica and Monty caught up to Gregory and saw what caught the boy's attention, "Wait. How did that Princess game get from Vanny's hideout to ere'?" Monty said; Gregory looked at the gator and clarified the situation. "This is Princess Quest 2, Monty. The game in Vanny's hideout was Princess Quest 3. And I found the first one in the back of the Glamrock Salon."

"Oh ok, I get ya now." The gator replied, "Princess Quest?" Chica said, "I remember Dave saying that one of them was removed from Bonnie Bowl. How did it get to the salon?" Gregory could only think of one possible answer as to who the perpetrator was. "I think it was Vanny." But if that's true, why would she move them? Are these games hiding something too? Gregory bent down, picked up the message near the game, and read it.

"MAINTENANCE LOG - Princess Quest 2 has been acting up. The game wouldn't boot up properly whenever I tried to play it, but I think Sarah and I worked out the kinks. When I did play the game, something odd happened at the end. I heard a voice that said, "You must stop him." We were the only two people in the room, and I know that wasn't Sarah's voice, but when I looked at her, she looked like she saw a ghost. -Dave."

This creeped Gregory out. The ending of the first Princess Quest game was still fresh in his mind, but now learning about this unknown voice made his worries grow. Gregory took a quarter out of his pocket, put it into the machine, and started the game. The arcade game's title appeared on the screen, and Gregory pressed the start button to begin the game.

The screen didn't glitch out this time. Instead, it started with the Princess inside a room with glowing blue mushrooms and an old man. "You are alive. That is good. Take this sword of light with you and go, princess." Having this sword should make the game a little easier; Gregory entered a dark room through a wooden door and walked forward; he saw a black humanoid rabbit and hit it with the sword. It took three hits to make the enemy disappear; he saw two more of them and got rid of them one at a time before moving on. 

He walked up and found an extra heart inside a chest, "Oh, how very nice." Gregory walked down, eliminated several more humanoid rabbits, and entered another dark room. This room had a new kind of enemy that fired a small white projectile at the princess; they looked like small rabbit heads with one eye and four stubby legs. Gregory also noticed that the projectiles they shoot give off light. He walked up to one and took it down in one swing, but another small rabbit head caught him off guard and hit him. 

He got rid of that enemy, and it dropped a heart for him to pick up. He continued walking through the room while trying to get rid of enemies and avoid getting hit in the process. He walked through a wooden door and saw an unlit torch near him. "How am I going to light this torch without the lantern?"  Gregory thought, but then he remembered the old man saying that the sword was a light sword. He hit the torch with the sword and produced a fire, making a bridge appear.  

He walked across the bridge and through the door before him, but it took him back to where he had started. He turned around and back across the bridge; Gregory went down and got rid of more humanoid rabbits and stubby rabbit heads along the way. He turned right and found another heart chest, "What is this feeling?" Gregory kept going down and entered another room with enemies.

He saw a golden chest behind a locked gate and an unlit torch in the top right corner of the room. Gregory lit the torch, saw a humanoid rabbit coming to him, and got rid of it. He also noticed that enemies were guarding the torches and managed to get rid of them, but he did lose some health while slashing the enemies away. With all the torches lit, the gate opened, and Gregory opened the chest. "A small key. This must open something." 

"I don't remember seeing a locked door anywhere." Gregory said, "Hmm... Perhaps you should go back to the area where you were before. Maybe you missed something in there." Chica said. It was worth a try, Gregory walked back to the room he started in, but on the way, he noticed that no enemies were attacking him; it was good to know that the enemies don't respawn. He walked to the back of the room and saw a locked door. 

Gregory opened the door and saw three different colored torches: orange, red, and purple. He lit the red torch, and something strange happened; there was a shadow-like figure that looked like the princess on the other side of the room. The shadow didn't appear hostile and moved when the princess did but in the opposite way. Gregory walked over to the orange torch and lit it, the shadow copied the same movement and lit the purple torch, which caused a bridge to appear and the shadow to disappear.

Gregory entered a dark room and was startled when a floating rabbit head tried to attack him; he got rid of it but took damage from a nearby stubby rabbit head. He eliminated them and kept moving. He came across more enemies but made short work of them with his sword, he started lighting several torches in the room, and a door opened when the last one was lit. The door took him into a room with dim blue lighting and a heart chest in the bottom left corner. "I feel... Strange."

He kept walking and dealing with enemies until he reached the exit. Gregory was back in the starting room, but the old man was nowhere to be seen. Instead, multiple purple and orange torches and one red torch were in the center of the room. He lit the red torch, and another shadow appeared like before. He lit the orange torches while he guided the shadow to light the purple torches, but once they were all lit up, another orange and purple torch appeared. 

When Gregory lit the orange torch, the already lit torches moved, "What the?" The boy said. He guided the shadow to light the purple torch, and that caused the already lit purple torches to move, which made the formation of the letter X. Gregory lit the orange torch again and made the torches move again. When he did it one more time, all the torches formed a hexagon, and the door opened.

Gregory walked through and entered the bedroom from the first Princess Quest game. Inside the room was the old man from before. "Congratulations! Your quest is done. Time to sleep." He said. Gregory saw some purple static on the other door in the room and walked to it. The door took him to a place he never expected, "Huh?!" Monty and Gregory both said. The room the princess was now in looked like some kind of security office. Before anything else happened, the screen went black. 

This confused Gregory; he was glad not to run into another freakish rabbit monster, but entering a Security Office was a bizarre way to end the game. "We should get to the Security Office and get this head repaired," Monty said. That's right, getting the driver-assist bot head repair was why Gregory came to the West Arcade. They turned around and returned to the security office; Gregory found a message on the ground when they entered. 

"Congratulations on your installation of the new and improved DJMM. The DJMM features eons of musical enjoyment using a patented technique called 'improv' (royalty-free!). No two songs are ever the same. Save a fortune on cleanup! The DJMM can run cleaning routines between setlists using a series of connected tubes. If the need ever arises, activate the new 'bouncer mode.' (Warning: Bouncer mode is still under development. use of the bouncer mode will void your warranty.)." Suddenly, a blackout occurred.

Gregory grabbed Monty's leg and started shaking. Monty turned over and patted Gregory's head. "Hey, don't worry, little guy. Chica and I are right here." then, an automated message played on the computer. "Attention, the West Arcade was not shut down properly. Some data may be corrupted. Initiating startup sequence." "Before proceeding, reset the audio manager circuit breaker, located next to the dance floor." 

"Oh, dear Gregory. The Security Office knows you are here and has locked you out. We must reset the breakers and restore power to the West Arcade before we can repair the S.T.A.F.F bot head." Chica said. "Ok. Do you know where the dance floor is, Chica?" Gregory asked, "Yes. It is located on the bottom floor of the arcade, near the elevator." Chica replied. Gregory had a sinking feeling that repairing the S.T.A.F.F bot head wouldn't be easy, and he didn't want to be right.

He left the office with Chica and Monty and re-entered the West Arcade; there was some orange light in the arcade, but not enough to see clearly. Gregory turned on his flashlight and held Chica's hand to help him feel better. They walked down the stairs, past the elevator, and onto the dance floor, Gregory shined his flashlight onto the DJ booth, and he saw something he'd never forget.

Laying inside the DJ booth was the Music Man. However, unlike the wind-up animatronic that was chasing Gregory through the vents of the Pizzaplex, this Music Man was massive. Gregory needed to be very careful; waking up the large DJ animatronic would be a very bad thing to do. "The circuit breaker is up there," Chica said. Pointing to a red lever on an elevated area. Gregory walked up and pulled the lever, the circuit breaker was reset, but it also woke up the sleeping giant.

The DJ Music Man got up and disappeared into a giant hole above the music booth. "Oh, crud. This ain't good." Monty said. Shortly after the Music Man left a message played on the intercom, "Good job. Safety protocols deactivated." "Did it just say the safety protocols were deactivated?!" Gregory said. If the DJ Music Man goes on a rampage while still in bouncer mode, who knows how much damage it could cause?

Next, they heard another message over the intercom. "Pram zapped. Brun DJ protocols. Reticulating splines." "Please reset the circuit breakers in all zones. Three zones remain. Janitorial service in the first-floor boy's restroom, arcade stairway, arcade 2nd-floor corner past the reception desk." Gregory could not catch a break; first, the Security Office locks him out of the system; next, the DJ Music Man wakes up, and now he has to find three more circuit breakers without getting crushed by a giant animatronic DJ spider.

At least he knows where the circuit breakers are and has Monty and Chica to help him. Gregory turned to the animatronics and asked them where the closest circuit breaker is, "Monty! Chica! Where is the closest circuit breaker?!" "The janitor closet one is close, and it's down that hallway!" Monty shouted, pointing to a hallway leading away from the golden statues, "Follow me!" Monty ran ahead with Gregory and Chica right behind him. 

They could hear music echoing through the holes in the walls, Gregory saw the boy's restroom ahead, but a giant hand came out of one of the wall holes and tried to grab Gregory. It missed, but it did separate Chica from Gregory and Monty. "Chica!" Gregory shouted, "Don't worry about me, sweetie!" She said. Getting back up from the floor. "Get to the circuit breaker!" She shouted. Monty grabbed Gregory's hand and ran into the restroom. The gator ran to the other side of the room, opened the janitor's closet, and pulled the lever on the wall: one down, two to go.

Gregory and Monty heard the music change after they pulled the lever. Monty opened the nearest door, but the DJ Music Man was outside and extended an arm into the restroom. "OH SNAP!" Monty shouted as he grabbed Gregory and jumped back. This wasn't good; now the DJ Music Man has them cornered; how are they going to get out of there now? "Come on, Monty, think!! There's gotta be a way outta this mess!!" The gator thought. However, it was hard to think clearly with the blaring techno music playing in the background.

The DJ Music Man extended one of its arms even further, and in a split-second decision, Monty put Gregory down and caught the hand. He saw the other door and told Gregory to run. "Gregory, get outta here! I don't know how much longer I can hold it off!" Gregory didn't want to leave Monty behind, but the boy knew he would be a goner if he didn't run. Monty was using every ounce of strength he could muster to give him a chance to escape; he couldn't throw it away now. "Ok!" Gregory said as he bolted out of the restroom through the other door.

Chica grabbed the boy's hand and ran away from the DJ Music Man. The large animatronic saw the little boy running away and let go of Monty; it crawled into a large hole and looked for Gregory. Chica led Gregory to the stairway and saw the next circuit breaker, "There it is!" She said. Pointing to the lever near a large hole in the wall. They ran up to it, and Gregory pulled the lever. The music changed again, and the DJ Music Man popped out and tried to grab Gregory, but Chica managed to pull the boy away before he could get snatched—two down, one to go.

Chica and Gregory ran upstairs and reached the second floor. They heard footsteps coming up the stairs behind them; Chica and Gregory turned their heads and saw Monty run up to them. "Monty!" I'm glad you're ok!" Unfortunately, another large hand came out of a hole and nearly squished Gregory, good thing Monty pulled Gregory out of the way. "Come on! The circuit breaker is this way!" Monty said. They ran past the reception desk and made a B-line for the circuit breaker at the back.

They flipped the lever and heard a message play over the intercom. "Rerouting encryptions." "Almost done. There is a software update available. Reset the final circuit breaker located at the south end of the arcade maintenance hallway." "We have to go back to the hallway?!" Gregory shouted, "Yes, we do!" Chica replied. After dodging many large hands, they reached the maintenance hallway and started running to the back of the hallway.

Gregory had a bad feeling about this, he was glad not to see any glowing holes in the wall, but the hallway was narrower than the West Arcade, and it would be very easy for the DJ Music Man to corner them if he appeared. Gregory saw the last circuit breaker and flipped the switch. Once that was done, a message played over the intercom. "Well done. The arcade has now successfully rebooted. Head to the Security Office.

But before anyone could celebrate, the DJ Music Man showed up and looked right at Gregory. "NOT AGAIN!!!!!" Monty shouted as he picked up Gregory and imminently ran away with Chica. Gregory closed his eyes and held Monty tightly; he and Chica kept running as the ground began to shake. The vibrations caused shelves and arcade cabinets to fall over, and one game fell right in front of Chica and Monty, causing them to jump over it as the DJ Music Man got closer and closer.

Chica slid underneath a falling shelf, and Monty shoved an arcade cabinet out of the way. The bassist and guitarist reached the security office with Gregory still holding onto Monty for dear life. The door closed, and Monty put Gregory back on solid ground. He ran to the computer and pressed "Update" on the screen; after a few seconds, the music stopped, and things grew quiet. The lights turned on, and the S.T.A.F.F bot repair machine was fully operational. 

"Thank goodness we were able to reboot the West Arcade," Chica said. "Yeah, me too," Gregory said. "Now we can fix this S.T.A.F.F bot head, little guy," Monty said as he took the broken robot head out of his chest cavity. He pulled open a large compartment at the bottom of the machine, placed the bot head into it, and closed the compartment back up. While Gregory waited for the S.T.A.F.F. bot head to get fixed, he found a message near the computer.

"EXIT INTERVIEW NOTES: After receiving many reports of Dave goofing off on the job and video footage sent from an anonymous source, management has decided to fire him. Dave kept talking about the arcade machines hiding something that's messing with the animatronics, but I'm not buying it. I always knew something was wrong with him; however, I feel bad for Sarah. She didn't take the news about Dave very well, they were pretty close friends, and I haven't seen Sarah that distraught since the anniversary of those five murdered kids from Freddy Fazbear's Pizza."

"Dave was fired?!"  Gregory thought. He knows Dave was telling the truth about the arcade machines and wasn't goofing off. He had a good idea of who that "anonymous source" was, and the part about Sarah being distraught made him sad. Gregory heard a beeping sound and looked at the repair machine; looks like the S.T.A.F.F. bot head was repaired. Chica opened the compartment, took the newly-repaired bot head out, and closed the compartment. 

"There we go. Good as new." She said. Chica gave the head back to Monty, and he placed it inside his chest cavity. Gregory also took a new security badge on his way out. The trio walked out of the Security Office and went to the elevator, but before they left, someone spoke up. "Yo! What's up, everyone? How are we doin' today?" The large animatronic's change in attitude took Gregory aback, but at least he wasn't trying to crush the boy anymore. "We're um... Doing well." He said.

"Aw yeah, that's great to hear! Sorry about what happened before. I don't know what came over me, but I'm all good now." The DJ said. Freddy was right; DJ Music Man is friendly, which reminded Gregory to say hello on the bear's behalf. "We should get going. It was nice seeing you, DJ Music Man." Chica said. "Oh wait, I need to tell you something." Gregory said to the large animatronic, "Freddy says hello."

This made the DJ Music Man smile, "That's great to hear, little dude! Tell the dance master Freddy to come back up here when he can!" "Huh? dance master?" Gregory thought. He remembered Freddy saying that he couldn't stop himself when he steps onto the dance floor, but how good is he at dancing? He'll need to ask Freddy about that later. They said goodbye to the DJ Music Man and entered the elevator to go back to the atrium.  

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Gregory, Chica, and Monty returned to the atrium with the repaired S.T.A.F.F. bot head, and Freddy greeted them. "Hello, everyone. Did everything go well?" "Things were a little crazy up in the West Arcade. But we got the S.T.A.F.F bot head fixed." Monty said, pulling the head out of his chest cavity and giving it to Freddy. "That is wonderful news." Freddy said, putting the head in his chest cavity, "Oh, by the way, Freddy. The DJ says hello and wants you to return to the dance floor. He also called you the 'dance master.'" Gregory said.

Hearing that title made Freddy feel a little embarrassed, and Monty couldn't help but smirk. "Are you ready to go to Roxy Raceway, superstar?" Freddy asked. Gregory nodded. Freddy then turned his attention to Monty and Chica and asked them if they would like to go too. "Would you two like to come also?" "Of course!" "Sure, why not!" They said, however, by the time all four of them got to the second-floor balcony, they heard Vanessa's voice coming from downstairs, "Where are you, kid?" 

"Oh no, this isn't good!" Gregory whispered worriedly; if Vanessa catches him now, it's game over for him. Chica and Monty looked at each other and came up with an idea. "I am sorry, sweetie, but I am afraid I will not join you in the Roxy Raceway." Chica said, "What do you mean?" Gregory asked. "Chica and I will distract Vanessa while you two go to the Raceway," Monty said.

Gregory was disappointed about Chica and Monty not coming with him and Freddy but on the other hand, he needed more time to set up his plan, and both Chica and Monty were willing to give him some. "Ok, and thank you," Gregory said. "No problem, little guy," Monty said. He took Chica's hand and went down the escalator. "We must move quickly, Gregory," Freddy said as he bent down and gestured for the boy to hop on his back. 

Gregory wrapped his arms around Freddy, and the singer ran off to the Roxy Raceway. Vanessa saw Monty and Chica and stopped them, "Chica! Monty! Have any of you seen that kid around here?" "I heard a lot of noise comin' from the West Arcade, so I went up there to see if the kid was hidin' up there." Monty said, "I accompanied Monty to the West Arcade, and we learned that the Security Office locked someone out of the system, and the DJ Music Man woke up." Chica said.

"How did he get a Dance Pass?" Vanessa asked, "I do not know how he obtained one." Chica said. "Well, it doesn't matter now; please get back to searching for him." Vanessa said, "Understood, Officer Vanessa." Monty replied. The animatronics went their separate ways while Vanessa resumed searching for Gregory. "I need to find him soon." She said to herself.

Freddy and Gregory returned to the Roxy Raceway and heard a loud voice echo from the Raceway. "You!!!!!" The voice said. Freddy and Gregory were able to recognize the voice based on its tone; it was Roxy, but who was she talking to? Shortly after, another voice called out from somewhere in the Raceway, "Ye got that right, lass. It's me." Gregory and Freddy knew that the other voice belonged to Foxy, and it sounded like they were going to fight. 

Gregory and Freddy needed to act fast before things got too crazy, so they ran to the broken driver-assist bot as fast as they could. "You will never be better than me!!!" Roxy shouted. Freddy and Gregory made it to the broken driver-assist bot, took out the newly repaired head, and placed it on the bot. "Yes, now it's working again!" Gregory said. One problem was solved, but now they have a new problem to deal with, getting the kart on the track.

Fortunately, someone was there to help them with that. "Bonnie!" Gregory said. "Hey, champ. Need a hand movin' the kart?" Bonnie asked. "Yes, please," Freddy said. He grabbed one side while Bonnie grabbed the other and lifted the kart into the air. Meanwhile, Foxy kept the angry animatronic wolf busy, "Take yer best shot. He said in a taunting tone. Roxy took the bait and lunged at him, but Foxy dodged the attack.

Bonnie and Freddy reached a clear part of the track and placed the kart down. "There we go," Freddy said. Bonnie turned to Gregory and spoke up, "Good luck, champ." "Please be careful, Superstar." Freddy said, "Don't worry, I'll be careful." The boy replied. He hopped into the kart, and the driver-assist bot helped him start it. "Remember, the gas pedal is the one on the right." He thought. He and the driver-assist bot pressed on the gas pedal and drove off. Hopefully, it won't take him long to find the angry keytar player and future drummer.

"You are nothing!!!!" Roxy shouted as she tried to scratch Foxy, "Is that the best ye got?" The pirate asked, which made the animatronic wolf even angrier. "Please be close by," Gregory said while driving with the bot. He took several turns and heard a series of growls and yells as he kept driving; he kept going until he reached a wide turn, and Foxy heard the sounds of a kart engine. "Gregory is on his way." He thought. 

Foxy jumped off the balcony he was on and looked directly into Roxy's eyes, "I thought ye would be better than this. I'm very disappointed; looks like all those things people were sayin' about ya were true after all!" Roxy felt something inside her endoskeleton snap with anger; if this were a cartoon, she would have steam coming out of her ears, and her face would be red with fury. The angry keytar player let out a blood-curdling growl, jumped off the balcony, and pinned Foxy down.

"You will never be better than me!!!" "No one will be better than me!!!!!" "I'M THE BEST!!!!!!" She shouted, "Foxy!!!!!" Gregory said to himself as he saw the future drummer pinned to the ground. Foxy will be a box of spare parts if he doesn't do something soon. Gregory un-clicked his seatbelt and jumped out of the kart, rolling down the road. The kart was still going fast and was heading straight for Roxy. Unfortunately, she was so busy holding Foxy down that she didn't see the kart coming until it was too late.

The keytar player turned her head and saw the side of the orange kart moments before it collided with her. The impact sent the animatronic wolf falling over the railing, and the kart pinned her against a large metal container with the Fazbear Entertainment logo. Foxy took this chance to stand up again and saw Gregory running to him with a worried look. "Foxy! Foxy! Foxy!!!! Are you ok?!" The little boy frantically asked. The pirate laughed before putting Gregory at ease, "Don't worry, lad, I'm alright. I've had worse scuffles with that blasted mutt than this." 

They could hear Roxy struggling to lift the kart off her, and Gregory knew he had to act fast before she broke free. Foxy looked down at the wolf and grabbed Gregory, "Hold on, lad. I'll help ye get down there." He said before jumping over the railing and landing on the ground, he let go of Gregory, and the boy ran over to Roxy. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!" He said as he moved her hair aside and opened her chip compartment, "What are you doing?!" She shouted.

Gregory pulled a software chip from his pocket and installed it into Roxy; the wolf stopped struggling and went limp; after a few seconds, a message appeared on her HUD. "Virus removal complete. Systems rebooting." Roxy's vision slowly started returning to her, and she saw Gregory and Foxy looking at her. "Roxy! Roxy, are you ok?!" Gregory asked, "I... I think so." She said in a shaky tone. Then she realized that an orange race kart had pinned her down. "What happened? Why am I pinned down?" She asked.

"Here, let me help ya out, lass," Foxy said as he walked to the other side and helped Roxy move the kart off her. When the kart was off, Roxy got up and started to regain her balance; she suffered a little damage from the crash but nothing serious. "Thank you." She said, "Yer welcome, lass." Foxy replied. He'll have to apologize to her about the fight later, but they need to get Gregory out of here right now.

Roxy was about to scan Gregory to find his guest profile, but her vision became fuzzy before she could. Foxy's vision was also glitching out, and he could hear a buzzing sound, "What is that blasted noise?" He asked. "Oh no." Gregory shivered as he heard that all too familiar buzzing sound, that sound always played when a certain white rabbit lady was near. Gregory regained focus and pulled Roxy and Foxy's hands, "We have to go now!"

Roxy didn't know what was going on, but one thing was certain. Something bad was coming, "This sensation..." Foxy said. He felt a similar feeling back in Kids Cove after he and Gregory took down the K-9 Unit. Foxy didn't see anything at the time, but now it's coming. Gregory saw an exit but couldn't go through because it was boarded up, "Oh no! The exit is blocked!!!" Gregory said in a worried tone.

Roxy looked at the wood and gestured to the boy to move to the side, "Please stand back, kid." Gregory stepped aside, and Roxy lunged at the wood, breaking right through, "Whoa! That was so cool!" The boy said. The keytar player smirked at Gregory's response; Foxy and Gregory stepped through the now open exit and entered a room with multiple paint cans stacked on top of each other, a few rust pipes on the wall, and a large hole in the opposite wall that appeared to lead into another room.

All three of them could still hear the buzzing sound, but it wasn't as loud as before; however, Gregory still wanted to get as far away from it as possible. The boy looked at the hole in the wall and was about to crawl through, but something stopped him. A horrifying-looking S.T.A.F.F bot emerged and tried to grab Gregory; he jumped back and let out a yelp, prompting Foxy to kick the demented S.T.A.F.F bot in the face, "Thank you, Foxy." The boy said as he breathed heavily.

Roxy turned and saw a female rabbit figure skipping toward them, "Are you having fun yet?" It said, "Who said that?" Foxy asked, "That's Vanny! She's the one who's been trying to get me!!!!" Gregory frantically said. Foxy couldn't see Vanny clearly, but he saw the knife she held in her left hand and knew she had hostile intentions. He turned his head and saw another boarded-up exit; he charged to it and broke through the wood like wet paper, "This way!" He said.

Gregory and Roxy followed him into another dark room with multiple shelves and cardboard boxes scattered around the room. Roxy got another look at Vanny, she still saw some static, but her new eyes allowed her to see Vanny more clearly than the others could; when she got a better look at the freaky white rabbit, she noticed something unusual about her. Aside from the knife, Roxy saw her holding; she noticed Vanny's movements were odd; they looked far too fluid to be animatronic. Her eyes shot up when she made a horrifying realization, "That's a human wearing a rabbit suit!" 

Part of Roxy wanted to rip that rabbit mask off of Vanny and see who she really was, but right now, getting Gregory to safety was her primary concern. Roxy looked behind her and saw yet another boarded-up exit with some light shining from the other side; she ran up to the wood and ripped through it with ease. They entered a room that was drastically different from the ones they were in before. 

Their room now had light, but it was coming from fire erupting from the floor. Seeing the flames rising from the floor brought back bad memories for Gregory, "This is just like... NO!!!" He thought. He doesn't want to remember what happened that night; Foxy was baffled and concerned at the sight of the fire, "Why is fire coming out of the floor in this room!?" The pirate said out loud. "I don't know," Roxy said. She never even knew this room existed underneath the Raceway.

Gregory and the animatronics needed to get through here carefully; the keytar player and future drummer had faux fur that could catch fire easily, and Gregory could burn himself if he were careless. However, the little boy was too shell-shocked to move as the intense heat of the room surrounded him; a familiar feeling of dread was filling his body, keeping it from moving. Foxy looked at Gregory with concern on his face, "Gregory? Gregory? Can ya hear me, lad?!" He said. Foxy could tell he wasn't ok, but he didn't know what exactly was bothering him. "Is he bothered by the heat? Or is it somethin' else entirely?" He wondered.

Roxy could see an air vent on the other side of the room and pointed at it, "There's an air vent over there! We need to get the kid to it now!" She said. "Aye, aye, lass!" Foxy said as he picked up Gregory and followed Roxy's lead. The animatronic wolf carefully made her way around the room while avoiding the fire with Foxy not too far behind her. They reached the vent, and Roxy pulled off the grate, blocking it.

Gregory was placed down and saw something coming out of it, another one of those creepy S.T.A.F.F bots fell out, and it looked straight at Gregory. Roxy saw it and grabbed its head with her right hand; her hand crushed the S.T.A.F.F. bot head and threw it to the other side of the room, which knocked Vanny to the ground, "Ugh!!!" She wailed. Roxy used this chance to find another way out and found another exit near them.

She broke through and saw a long hallway, "Quickly this way." She said, "Alright." Foxy replied as he picked up Gregory again and ran into the hallway. Roxy kept running until she reached an unboarded door. She opened it and saw a staircase in front of her. "This staircase will take us back to the Raceway." Foxy nodded and climbed up the stairs with Roxy; Gregory regained his senses by the time the animatronics returned to Roxy Raceway. 

They were near the bummer kart area, and Foxy placed Gregory back on his feet. Roxy approached Gregory and spoke up, "Stand still, kid. I need to scan you." She said; beams of light came from her eyes and scanned Gregory; when she was finished, Gregory spoke up. "I know I don't have a guest profile, but my name is Gregory. Freddy and the others are helping me escape, I tried to leave through the front doors when I got here, but I was too late and got locked inside."

"You were also malfunctioning because of a receiver disk inside you. I know this because I heard messages that Sarah Brooks left behind, and I know about her because I met her before I was trapped here." Roxy was still processing everything Gregory had just told her; this wasn't new to Gregory since he's explained his situation to the others so many times before. "Alright, kid, I'll help you get out of here." "You will?! Oh, thank you, Roxy!!! You're the best!!!" Gregory said.

"I'm starting to like this kid already," Roxy said to herself as a bright smile appeared on her face. "Oh wait! First, we need to get that receiver disk out of you. We can do that in Parts and Service." Gregory said. "Have you done that with the others before?" Roxy asked. Gregory nodded his head in response, "Alright, kid. I trust you." Roxy said. She, Gregory, and Foxy left the Roxy Raceway and headed towards the main stage to go to Parts and Service. 

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Gregory, Foxy, and Roxy arrived at the main stage without any problems and pushed the button to go to the basement. On their way down, Roxy turned to Gregory and asked him a question. "So Gregory. How long have you been trapped here?" "I was stuck in here since after the show on Saturday." Gregory replied, "So after Freddy collapsed on stage." The wolf thought.

"How did you manage to avoid security anyway, Gregory?" The boy had a feeling that Roxy would ask how he didn't get caught by security, but he wanted to come clean about it. "Well... After the show stopped, I snuck down to Parts and Service and... I hid inside Freddy's chest cavity." Gregory said. Roxy was not expecting to hear that answer; the fact that he could enter Parts and Service undetected and hide inside Freddy's chest cavity was rather impressive.

The stage lift reached the bottom floor, and Gregory walked into the dark hallway to Parts and Service with Foxy and Roxy. They entered the room and saw Freddy inside; the bear was a little worried at the sight of Roxy being damaged, "Roxy!!! What happened to you?!" He asked, "Well... There was an accident at the Raceway. But don't worry, Freddy, neither Gregory nor Foxy are damaged, and besides, I've looked worse than this, believe me." Roxy replied.

That was true; Freddy remembers a few instances where Roxy looked like she was about to collapse in the past. And Roxy's damage didn't look serious, which made Freddy feel a little better. "If you say so." The bear said. Roxy and Gregory walked to the protective cylinder and pressed the option 'open for repairs' on the computer. The cylinder's door opened, and Roxy entered and went to the table.

"Damage detected, initiating repair diagnostics." The computer said. Gregory operated the controls and moved them to Roxy; another message came from the computer when they got close to Roxy's face. "To remove Roxy's eyes, please press the switch underneath her hair." "Her hair?" Gregory thought, "Does it mean that green part of her hair?" Gregory lifted the green piece of Roxy's hair and found a switch under it. 

He pressed it, and Roxy's face opened up, and he saw the receiver disk near her ocular connectors. Gregory disconnected the wires, removed the receiver disk, and reconnected the wires while the automated functions handled the other repairs. When they were done, Gregory ran a diagnostics test to see if Roxy was still functioning well. With Roxy in working order, Gregory pressed the 'finish repairs' option on the computer, and Roxy walked out of the protective cylinder.

"Thanks, Gregory." Roxy said as she crushed the receiver disk with her hand, "You're welcome." The boy replied. Roxy looked at the remains of the receiver disk and spoke up, "So this thing was making me act weird. Did the others have one of these things in them, too?" "Yes, they did, but Gregory was able to remove them from the others and me." Freddy said, "I think Sundrop has one inside him too." Gregory said. This surprised Roxy, "Sundrop has been acting out of control, too?" 

Gregory held his hands up and shook his head. "No, no. The receiver disk is affecting Moondrop, not Sundrop." Gregory said, clarifying the situation around the daycare attendant. Roxy can see Moondrop being negatively affected by the receiver disk; she remembered when Moondrop punished a boy too harshly by spanking him, which resulted in the Pizzaplex getting slammed with another lawsuit. "Each receiver disk is linked to a transmitter hidden inside an arcade game that corresponds with the animatronic," Gregory said.

"I know the arcade game it's hidden inside of is located somewhere near the daycare. But I don't know which part it's in specifically." Suddenly, Gregory heard Sundrop's voice from his Faz-Watch, "Gregory, are you there? It's me, Sundrop!! I found something in the daycare theater you're gonna wanna see!!" The playful animatronic said in a happy tone. "Something in the daycare theater?" Gregory thought. He spent a few seconds thinking about what Sundrop meant, and then it hit him. "The movie poster!!!"  

Gregory turned to Freddy and spoke up. "Freddy! Can you come with me to the daycare theater? Sundrop found something important there." Freddy looked at his superstar and smiled, "Of course, Gregory." "Hold it, you two. I'm going with you." Roxy said, "Yahahar! Don't leave me out of the fun!" Foxy said. "Ok," Gregory replied. It might be good to have Roxy and Foxy go with them if Moondrop comes out and tries to attack Gregory again. "I know a faster way to get to the daycare through the Utility Tunnels," Roxy said.

They took Roxy's elevator back to Rockstar Row, and all 4 of them made their way down to the Utility Tunnels. Roxy took the lead and pointed to a small hallway ahead of them, "The daycare shortcut is this way." The animatronic wolf led Gregory, Foxy, and Freddy through the small hallway and stopped at a staircase; they took it up and found themselves in the daycare. "Yes, we made it," Gregory said, now to get back to the movie theater upstairs.

When they reached the second floor, Foxy heard a voice coming from downstairs; he glanced down and saw Vanessa placing a hand on her forehead. "Ugh." She said. It looks like Vanessa has another headache; she was so busy trying to alleviate the pain in her head that she didn't hear the roll-up door to the daycare theater open. Gregory took a few steps inside the theater and found Sundrop waving at him.

"Gregory! I'm so glad you came!!" He said in a happy tone. Sundrop looked up and saw Freddy, Foxy, and Roxy behind him, "Oh hey there guys!! You came to see what I found, too?" "Yes, we did." Freddy said, "Yippee!! The more, the merrier!!!" The playful animatronic shouted. Gregory and the others followed Sundrop to the "Captain Foxy's Pirate Adventure" movie poster and saw that all the eyes on the poster were glowing. 

Gregory was glad his work with the movie cutouts paid off, but he still didn't understand what the glowing eyes meant. Roxy approached the poster and pulled the side, revealing a secret passageway. "Whoa, a secret passageway! How did you know it was there, Roxy?" Gregory asked the keytar player; she looked at the boy and responded, "My eyes can allow me to see hidden areas." That's right; Roxy's maintenance report said that her eyes allow her to see through walls.

Gregory entered the small yellow hallway and entered a small room that had various things scattered around the floor. Gregory saw foam blocks, old shirts, drawings, discarded plushies, and prop items, "Sundrop, is this your room?" Gregory asked. The playful animatronic sheepishly rubbed the back of his head in response to the question, "Well... Yes, it is. But that's not what I want to show you." Sundrop gestured for Gregory to follow him through a small blue tube in the wall that led to another room.

This room was smaller than the one he was just in, but Gregory saw something that caught his attention. Sitting in the left corner of the room was a light blue arcade cabinet that said "Balloon Boy World" in bright red letters. "This is what I wanted to show you, little buddy." Sundrop said, "The game booted up on its own." This surprised Gregory; he remembers the same thing happening to Princess Quest 3. "Dave said that this game was having the same problem as the other games." Gregory thought as he pulled out a quarter.

He placed it into the machine, and the game started up. The screen transitioned to a bright, colorful screen with a large smiling sun that looked like Sundrop's face on the right, a smiling little boy holding three different colored balloons on the left, and the game's title right in the center of the screen. Gregory pressed the start button and began the game.

Gregory was in control of the same little boy from the title screen, standing on what appeared to be a diving board, and saw a circus in the background. Gregory also saw three empty balloon-shaped slots next to a 1up display on the right side of the screen and two score meters on the left. The top meter said, "Score: 00000," while the bottom meter said, "Hi-Score: 37,000." When Gregory pressed the jump button, the little boy started to float in the air, and the score meter rose.

"Oh no!" Gregory thought as he saw Balloon Boy getting closer and closer to the ground. He pressed the jump button again, and the boy started to get higher into the air. "I get it now." Gregory thought as he pushed the jump button to keep the Balloon Boy in the air. Gregory got Balloon Boy over a few crates and saw a yellow balloon floating towards him; he picked the balloon up and saw one of the balloon-shaped meters holding the yellow balloon.

He picked up another yellow balloon and a red balloon and noticed something. A new balloon appeared in Balloon Boy's hand when all three balloon-shaped meters were full. "This should be helpful," Gregory thought. Gregory kept Balloon Boy in the air and saw the circus background change into a forest, the sun in the background set, and a creepy Moon that looked like Moondrop's face appeared, which also changed the sky from blue to black, which signified it was nighttime. 

Balloon Boy kept floating over barrels and crates and dodged several bats that appeared. After a little while, the creepy moon disappeared, and the bright, happy sun returned, signifying it was daytime.  Balloon Boy picked up a flying yellow cone-like object, which gave him 1,000 points. Gregory looked at the score meter, which had 7,800 points; he still had a long way to go before beating the high score of 37,000.

Gregory kept going, making Balloon Boy float over trees and picking up more balloons and point cones. Nighttime came again, and Gregory dodged the bats as they tried to pop the balloons. When it was daytime again, Gregory saw a patch of purple static near a tree. He touched it, and something very creepy happened. The background changed from a clear blue sky with a happy sun to a glitchy red sky with the sun smiling creepily. "What the?!" That was all Gregory could say at the bizarre sight before him.

While the screen was like this, Gregory noticed something odd. Some trail made up of pixels looked like it was going somewhere. Gregory made Balloon Boy float over the trail, which made one of the balloons pop. After losing a balloon, Gregory returned to the trail and followed it; while doing that, he saw none of the balloons pop. It looks like this trail is some safe space for Balloon Boy. 

Gregory kept following the trail until the screen changed into nighttime. "Oh, thank goodness," He thought as he dodged the incoming bats and picked up a few more balloons and point cones along the way. Daytime returned, and Gregory picked up two more point cones, raising his score to 25,600. Now, Balloon Boy was entering a rocky area with narrow spaces; Gregory needed to be very careful; otherwise, he'd pop all his balloons. 

Gregory touched another static patch and was back in the creepy glitch area. He ignored the eerie smile from the sun as he made Balloon Boy follow the trail before him; he got a few more balloons and saw that his score was now 32,000, almost there. Nighttime came again, and just like before, Gregory dodged the incoming bats the best he could. Daytime came back, and Gregory had more room to move around.

He picked up a few more point cones, bringing his score up to 35,000. The mountain background disappeared and was replaced with a lot of clouds. Gregory touched another static patch and was thrown back into the glitchy area, only this time, the screen was glitching out more than usual. Gregory followed the pixel trail until it disappeared, and Balloon Boy floated in the air. The creepy sun approached the screen, and a message said, "Good Night." Then the screen turned off.

"What just happened?" Gregory said out loud, "I don't know, but I'm glad it's over." Sundrop said. In any event, the transmitter hidden inside the game should be weakened. Gregory reached into his pocket and pulled out the last of Sarah's software chips. "Would you mind letting me put this software chip inside you, Sun?" Gregory asked, "Sure thing, little buddy!" The playful animatronic replied. Sundrop bent down to Gregory's level and allowed the boy to install the software chip inside him.

Sundrop's HUD displayed a message that said, "Virus removal complete. System rebooting." Gregory closed the chip hatch, and Sundrop stood up and faced his little friend, "Thank you, Gregory." "You're welcome." The boy replied. "We should get that receiver disk out of you in Parts and Service." Gregory and Sundrop crawled through the blue tube and left the theater for Parts and Service with the others. They reached their destination without any trouble. Sundrop walked to the protective cylinder, and Gregory pressed the 'open for repairs' option on the computer.

Sundrop entered the cylinder and went to the table to lie down. Gregory moved the controls over to Sundrop and heard a message play from the computer, "Unknown component detected in the face. Please press the two cheek switches to remove the daycare attendant's faceplate." Gregory pressed the switches on Sundrop's cheeks and removed the faceplate; he saw the receiver disk and used the disk remover to get it out of Sundrop. With the receiver disk out, Gregory reattached Sundrop's faceplate and ran a diagnostics test on the playful animatronic.

With Sundrop's systems in working order, Gregory pressed the 'complete repairs' option, and Sundrop walked out of the cylinder. "How do you feel, Sundrop?" Gregory asked, "I feel great!! And I think Moondrop does, too!!!" The playful animatronic responded. Sundrop went to a dark part of the room and allowed Moondrop to come out. Gregory was a little nervous about seeing Moondrop again, but he had Freddy, Foxy, and Roxy with him in case things went sideways.

When Moondrop did come out, something was different about him. His eyes were no longer crimson red but changed to a more pleasant light blue; he looked at Gregory and spoke up. "I'm terribly sorry about what happened in the daycare when I first met you," Gregory remembered what happened during the blackout in the daycare and how Moondrop hurt his ankles. Still, now he knows that Moondrop wasn't in his right mind, so he didn't see any reason to hold it against him.

"Don't worry about it, Moondrop. I forgive you." Gregory replied. Moondrop's face lit up with happiness upon hearing the boy's response. "Really? You mean it?" "Yes, I do," Gregory said back. Moondrop placed his hands together and bowed to Gregory, "Thank you for accepting my apology." "You're welcome," Gregory said; after saying that, the boy couldn't help but yawn. "Feeling tired, kid?" Roxy asked. The boy turned to her and nodded, "Come on, superstar. Let's get you to bed." Freddy said.

Gregory held Freddy's hand as they walked back to Roxy's elevator with the other animatronics; they arrived at Roxy's greenroom and waved goodbye to the animatronic wolf before leaving. Gregory said good night to Moondrop and Foxy before entering Freddy's green room. He looked at his Faz-Watch and saw the time was 10:58 PM Thursday; he'll finally be able to leave the Pizzaplex tomorrow morning after so long. "Good night, Freddy." The boy said; the bear gave Gregory a soft smile and said good night before he fell asleep on the sofa. 

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Gregory was sound asleep and dreaming yet again; however, this wasn't like his last dream. No, this was a dream about something he didn't want to remember. It was a hot summer evening. Gregory was on his way back to the Johnson residence to turn in for the night, but he heard police sirens coming from somewhere nearby on his way there. After a few minutes, he saw two patrol cars and an ambulance drive past him, heading toward the Johnson residence.

"What's going on?" Gregory said out loud as a feeling of uneasiness began creeping into his mind. Gregory quickened his pace to his destination, doing his best to shake that feeling. As he got closer to that dungeon of abuse, he started to see smoke clouds in the distance; seeing those ominous clouds made his sense of unease grow even more. "Oh no! Please don't tell me it is what I think it is!!!" The boy mentally cried as he started sprinting.

The boiler in the Johnson residence was breaking down, and Mrs. Johnson insisted that her husband call a mechanic to fix it. Still, Mr. Johnson refused to do so and insisted that he would take care of the problem himself so he wouldn't have to waste any money and not risk the chance of one of the kids telling someone they were being abused. Gregory arrived at the block where the Johnson residence was located and saw a large crowd of people and multiple police officers and firefighters asking people to step away.

At this moment, Gregory felt dread course through his body; he approached the crowd and went through to see what everyone was looking at. At this moment, Gregory's entire body froze at the sight before him. A fire erupted from the Johnson residence, and the firefighters were still putting out the blaze; he saw a person with burns on their skin being rolled on a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance. Gregory frantically looked around the area to see if Clair, Johnny, or Abby were around, but he didn't find any of them.

"No! No, this can't be happening!!!" He thought as he ran to the hospital. Gregory ran into an alleyway and saw his surroundings beginning to disappear; he kept running until he was surrounded by darkness. "What's going on?! Where am I!?" He cried, fell to his knees, and gripped his head. Gregory was terrified and didn't know what to do. "Can you hear me?" A voice called out from the darkness; Gregory's eyes widened, and he jumped at the sound of the unknown voice, "Who's there?!" He shouted. 

Gregory kept looking around for the source of the voice until he saw a yellow ball of light shining off in the distance. The ball of light was getting closer to Gregory until it transformed into a figure he recognized; the figure looked like a princess wearing a yellow dress and a small golden crown on her head that looked very similar to what the Princess from The Princess Quest games wore. The princess took a few more steps before speaking to Gregory. "Do not be afraid. I will not hurt you." The princess said. Gregory was at a loss for words; here he was, talking to the same princess in the Princess Quest games. 

"Thank you for carrying on my sister's work." The princess said. This caught Gregory's attention, "Your sister's work?" He said, then his eyes shot wide open when he realized who the princess might be talking about. "Does that mean you're... Sarah's sister?" The princess smiled softly and confirmed the boy's answer, "Yes, I am. You saved the others when she couldn't; thank you so much for your hard work. But there is still one more thing you must do." 

"What is it?" Gregory asked. The princess took a deep breath before answering the boy's question, "You must stop, Vanny." That was easier said than done; Gregory and the animatronics couldn't get close to her without hearing that awful buzzing sound and their vision getting glitchy. "How can I do that?" Gregory asked the princess, "The 3rd Princess Quest game. You must complete it. I know this may not make sense to you, but please believe me. That game is the key to stopping her." The princess responded.

"You have something on your watch that can assist you. When the time is right, find the game and complete it." Gregory was still determining where the princess was going with this, but he'll do it if it meant stopping Vanny from hurting anyone else. "Ok. I'll complete the 3rd Princess Quest game and stop her." He said, "Thank you." The princess said before she started to walk away, "Wait! Who are you?" He asked. The princess turned around and gave the boy another smile, "My name is Cassidy. Cassidy Brooks." 

And with that, Cassidy turned around and walked away. A bright light shined near Gregory, and he heard Freddy's voice call out to him, "Gregory." He walked to the light and left the dream. Freddy heard Gregory mumble something in his sleep and thought he had another bad dream; he walked to the sleeping child and lightly shook him while saying his name, "Gregory." After a little while, the sleepy boy woke up and saw Freddy looking at him.

"Gregory, are you ok?" Freddy asked, "Yes, I'm ok, Freddy." The boy replied. He was glad Freddy woke him up; he didn't want to return to that dream and see the other kids at the Johnson residence die at the hospital. Freddy looked at his superstar and smiled at him, "I have good news for you, Gregory. It is almost 6:00 AM." Gregory's eyes widened, and he looked at his Faz-Watch and saw the time was 5:20 AM. Freddy was right; only 40 minutes left until the front doors reopened. Gregory also saw an icon of Roxy and something else on his Faz-Watch. 

It was a golden icon with an outline of the princess from Princess Quest. "Was this the thing Cassidy was talking about?" Gregory thought, "You can also call Roxy for assistance on your Faz-Watch if you need her help. Also, Foxy has made an important discovery in the Utility Tunnels." Freddy said. "Something in the Utility Tunnels? What could it be?" Gregory wondered, and then it hit him. "That small wooden door!" He couldn't open it before when he was with Chica and Monty, but now he can see what's on the other side of the door; he'll have to thank Foxy for opening it for him.

"What did Foxy find?" Gregory asked, "I am not sure what it is exactly, but Foxy said it looks like something that can play CDs." Freddy said, pointing to his dresser. He and Gregory walked over to it and took out all the CDs inside; Gregory placed them inside his pockets and hopped inside Freddy's chest cavity. Freddy walked through the Utility Tunnels until he came to the now-unlocked wooden door and let Gregory out.

Gregory was a little nervous about seeing what was on the other side of the door, but he took a deep breath to calm his nerves and opened the door. The door led to what appeared to be a small room with an oversized dusty purple chair, a wooden table holding an empty popcorn container, and a small old TV that was playing a commercial that had Freddy and the other Glamrock animatronics as cartoon characters driving an orange van on a dirt road in a forest. Next to the van was a message in orange and yellow letters that said, "Freddy & Friends On Tour!"

Gregory saw one message near the TV and read it. "I dug up some more information about William Afton, along with events that happened at some past company locations. When "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza" re-opened after the Bite of 87, the animatronics were remodeled and put on display, but someone snuck inside and destroyed them. Several parts of Freddy and Foxy were stolen and were found inside the two Funtime versions of the mentioned animatronics; many people say that the one who caused the damage was William Afton. However, he went missing shortly after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed for good after many customers complained of foul smells and damaged animatronics, which caused a lot of bad press for the company. I've heard rumors that William's son Michael went looking for him and went to "Circus Baby Entertainment and Rentals," which is the same place where a little girl died. That girl is said to be Willaim's only daughter, Elizabeth. I also heard Michael was a security guard there and got into some freak accident that should have killed him but gave him an awful skin condition. Years later, the company turned Freddy Fazbear's Pizza into a horror attraction called "Fazbear Frights" and used many things from old locations, including an old working rabbit animatronic found inside a sealed-off room. The attraction didn't last very long because a fire broke out there and made Henry Emily open a new location called "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place" and brought in all sorts of animatronics. But just like Fazbear Frights, a fire broke out and destroyed all the animatronics inside and killed Henry and the security guard. -Joseph."

This was a lot of information for Gregory to process. So William destroyed the animatronics at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and disappeared shortly after the location closed down, which caused his son Michael to go looking for him. One thing that made Gregory shiver was the part about Circus Baby Entertainment and Rentals; he remembered learning that two technicians died there and Circus Baby killed the daughter of her creator when it first opened. He wondered if that little girl was William's daughter, but now this message confirms it, and the part about the security guard getting injured didn't help him feel any better. Gregory felt sad about Henry Emily dying in a fire, but he was also curious about how the fires at Fazbear Frights and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place started. "Did a person start those fires? Or were they caused by something else?" 

Gregory was brought out of his thoughts when he heard the TV go off again. The boy turned his head to the left wall and saw a strange machine on it, "Is that the thing that Foxy found?" Gregory said out loud. "It must be," Freddy said as he inspected the device, "This is a cassette player, Gregory. If you insert one of those CDs into it, perhaps we can learn what is on them." Freddy said, "I will let the others know where we are." Gregory took out a CD, inserted it into the cassette player, and pressed the play button. 

The CD was spinning inside the disk holder, and the numbers 1-7139 were on the small screen. "Hello, Vanessa. How are you feeling today? You look a little tired." A voice said. This caught Gregory by surprise, "Who is talking?" He thought. The voice sounded like a woman was talking to Vanessa, "Hmm... Well, it’s been a while since we last spoke. How’s your anxiety been? You did so well with your calming protocols when we first worked together. Are you still using those? Yes? Okay, good. Well, now I understand there’s a new issue. It came on just recently, rather suddenly. Can you tell me about it?" The woman said.

"What issue? I’ve been doing my job; I come in and sit at my desk and do my work." Vanessa said. "Yes. Yes, of course you do. Your performance reviews are good, but a routine check of your online history has revealed that you spend a lot of time with someone in an encrypted conversation. We have transcripts, and I’ve read them, but what you’re talking about in these conversations is unclear. I can’t make sense of it. You must be getting something from these that I’m not getting. Right? Who are you talking to in these?" The woman said.

"No one! Sometimes, I talk with Luis. He’s in the marketing department. He’s nice, I guess." Vanessa replied. " Yes, I see Luis here, but there’s someone else." The woman said as the CD stopped spinning. Gregory pressed the X button and took out the CD.  "Who was Vanessa talking to?" Gregory said out loud. "Ah! I believe that was a therapist." Freddy said. "The company has therapists that speak to employees who experience trouble and help them." Freddy continued, "I see." Gregory said. He remembered learning that Vanessa was caught talking to someone on her computer using encrypted messages, but he strongly felt she wasn't talking to this Luis person.

He pulled out the CD and put another one in.  The numbers 2-4672 appeared on the screen. "Good morning. Isn’t it a lovely day?" The therapist asked, but no response was given, which made Gregory and Freddy curious. "…No? What’s the matter? …Oh, right. Too bright. I’ll pull the shades." The therapist said. "…Better? When the shades are pulled, it feels like we’re in a cubbyhole or a cave, yeah?" She asked but still got no response.

"Hm. So you’re not talking to me again today. This isn’t very productive, you know. Don’t you think the sessions are more successful when you talk to me?" She said, but yet again, there was no response from the patient. "You know, everyone associated with this company gets performance reviews, right? My reviews aren't excellent when my sessions don’t get results. If you don’t want to talk for your own sake, how about mine? You don’t want me to get into trouble, do you? I could be put in the corner for a time-out. Yeah, you think that’s funny, huh?" The therapist said as the message ended. 

This left Gregory and Freddy confused. Was the patient in the CD Vanessa? And if it was, why wasn't she talking? Gregory took out the CD, but before he put a new one in the cassette player, Chica entered the room. "Hello, Freddy. Hello Gregory." She said. "Hi, Chica." Gregory said, "Hello, Chica." Freddy said, "What are you two doing?" The guitarist asked, "We're learning what's on these CDs we found." Gregory said as he put a new CD inside the cassette player.

The CD started spinning, and the numbers 3-7140 appeared on the screen. "Hi! Go ahead, sit down." A new voice said. Gregory and Freddy were surprised to hear a new voice on the CD, "I don’t know you. What happened to..."  "Oh! We’ll get to know each other in no time." The new voice said, cutting Vanessa off. "I’ve read through all your files, so I feel like we’ve been talking for weeks. I feel like I know your dad, too. Bill, right? Your dad’s name was Bill?" The therapist said. Vanessa said something in response, but neither Gregory, Freddy, nor Chica could hear what she said. 

" I’m sorry; what’d you say?" The therapist asked. "I try to do what I’m supposed to do." Vanessa faintly said. "I know you do. Your supervisor notes that you follow instructions perfectly. Your dad made you follow instructions, didn’t he? I’m talking about the custody battle between your mom and your dad. Your dad didn’t play it fair, did he? He used you to make your mom look bad in court. I’m so sorry that happened to you. Do you want to talk about how that felt?" The therapist said. 

This surprised the trio, especially Gregory. "Vanessa had family issues in the past?" Gregory thought. "I suppose I don’t need you to tell me it felt bad to have a parent scare you into saying things that weren’t true. He manipulated you. It wasn’t your fault. It’s deplorable, but it’s common for one parent to use their child to hurt the other parent. I know your mother lost the custody case." This was heart-breaking for Freddy and Chica to hear; they knew Vanessa didn't like to talk about her past much, but they had no idea her parents divorced.

"I was supposed to be a good girl," Vanessa said while crying. Gregory couldn't help but feel sorry for Vanessa. "What happened to her had nothing to do with you, Vanessa. Even though your testimony made your father win the custody battle, was that testimony true?" The therapist said, "No, I didn’t think so, but your dad is to blame. Not you." The therapist said before the message ended. "Poor Vanessa," Chica said in a sad tone; Freddy couldn't help but frown.

Gregory still felt sorry for Vanessa, but he also wondered what had happened to the old therapist. "Was she fired because of bad reviews? Or did something else happen?"  Shaking those thoughts out of his head for now, he took out the CD and inserted a new one in the cassette player. The CD started spinning, and the numbers 4-4673 appeared on the screen. "You’re not going to talk to me? No?" The therapist said. It looks like the patient was back to giving the silent treatment. "What’s the problem? Oh, the flowers? Yes, these are particularly fragrant today, aren’t they? I’ll move them." The therapist said. The sounds of her moving a container played in the background.

"There. Now, let’s see. What are you looking at? You’re amazingly alert, aren’t you? Alright. Well, I’d like to have you tell me about yourself. But I can see that you won’t do that, are you?" She asked. "Alright then. If you aren’t going to talk to me, I’ll go by these notes. You sit there and be comfy, or not. That chair doesn’t fit you. Well, this won’t take long. Let’s see. Your previous counselor is no longer available. Does that bother you? No? You don’t look surprised to see me sitting here instead of your last therapist." That particular part didn't sit well with Gregory and the others. 

"Well, then. Let’s get to it. I’ll admit that some of what’s in your file is a little surprising. Overall, you don’t come across as a troublemaker, but if you read between the lines, it’s clear that you have a little rebellious side. Right?" "And I’m surprised by your knowledge of computers." This caught Gregory's attention, "You’re something of a phenom. Do you know what that word means? It means you have an unusual skill, like a hacker. I assume you know what a hacker is. Yes? Do you think of yourself as a hacker?" She asked before the message stopped. 

"I didn't know Vanessa was good at using computers." Gregory said, "Neither did I," Chica said. Before Gregory could remove the CD, Bonnie arrived. "Hey, everyone! What are ya all doin' here?" He asked, "We're learning what's on these CDs." Gregory said as he quickly took out the CD and put a new one inside. The CD started spinning, and the numbers 5-7141 appeared on the screen.

"Good morning, Vanessa. Let's jump right in, shall we? I got a message last night about you, and I have to be honest, it was upsetting." That didn't sound good. "The IT department has compiled a lengthy report chronicling non-job-related communications coming to your computer. The fact that you're still doing something not work-related on the job is disturbing enough, but what bothers me about what I read is that the messages you're getting seem very manipulative. Do you know who I'm talking about?" 

"Manipulative?" Gregory thought. Freddy and Chica were starting to feel bad about where this was going. "I get a lot of messages from friends. I like it when Luis writes to me; he's nice." Vanessa said. "I'm not talking about Luis. You know who I'm talking about. Why won't you open up about it?" The therapist asked. "What you might not know is that this person who's been sending you messages has been hacking into your files, too. These are the same files I have here. These files are full of details about your life. Do you know what that means?"

This was very concerning, "I'm not in the tech department. I just type on the computers." Vanessa replied. "I know that. But what matters here is that this person contacting you knows a lot about you." Her therapist said. "Lots of people know more than I do. Sometimes I need to listen." Vanessa said faintly before the message stopped playing. "How could Vanessa not be concerned with someone hacking into her computer and getting her files?" Gregory said out loud, "I am not sure, Superstar. But I do find that to be very concerning." Freddy said. "Yeah, me too! I'd be worried sick if someone got their hands on my info!" Bonnie said. 

Gregory took out the CD and put a new one in, and the numbers 6-4674 appeared on the screen. "Good morning; it's good to meet you." A new voice said. "Is this another new therapist?" Gregory thought. "I've read your files, so I'm up to speed on what you and your previous therapists have worked on." The new one said. "Do you want a candy? Sure, you can have one; I’ll have one too." The new therapist said as the sounds of crinkling wrappers were heard. "You look chill sitting there like that; not a care in the world, huh." She said to the silent patient. "All right, I'd like to start by talking about your parents." She said. Freddy, Chica, and Gregory were starting to feel sad again.

 "What happened to them and you was tragic, but when I looked through the notes, I didn't get a sense that you've processed that emotionally." She said. "She didn't process what happened emotionally?" Chica thought, "When I read your account of what happened, it came across as more of an objective rather than a subjective narrative." The therapist said. "An objective?" Freddy thought. "Oh, sorry, you don't know what that means, do you? What I mean is that the way you told the story is more like you were reading something from a book than you were talking about your past." The therapist said.

"Huh? She read what happened as if it were a book?" Gregory thought. He does remember the 2nd therapist saying that Vanessa's father did something to force her into making her mother look bad during the custody battle. So maybe he wrote out what he wanted Vanessa to say? "That makes me think you've cut yourself off from it. Is that right?" The therapist asked but didn't get a vocal response, "Not sure? Well, I see in your file that you spend a lot of time by yourself and are good at self-dialogue." She said to her patient.

"Do you know what I mean? You ask yourself questions and get answers. So maybe you should ask yourself how you feel about your past." The therapist said. It would be best if you gave yourself a chance to look at what happened and let yourself be upset about it so you can let it go. She suggested as the message came to an end. Bonnie looked at the group confusedly, "What happened to Vanessa's parents?" He asked. "Well, according to what Vanessa's 2nd therapist said, her parents got divorced, and her dad forced Vanessa to say bad things about her mom in front of everyone," Gregory said.

Bonnie didn't know what to say to that. He heard stories about parents getting divorced and putting a strain on their kids, but he never expected that to happen to Vanessa when she was a kid. "Is that why she didn't like to talk about her past?" He thought. As Gregory was taking out the CD, Monty arrived. "Hey, guys! what did I miss?" He asked. "We are learning what is on these CDs." Chica said, "They contain therapy sessions that Vanessa had, and so far, we know that she had two therapists who were replaced. And we learned that Vanessa's parents were divorced when she was a child." Freddy said, "Yikes." Monty said. Gregory put in a new CD, and the numbers 7-7142 appeared on the screen.

"Hi, Vanessa. Would you like some candy? Butterscotch today." Her therapist said, offering Vanessa a piece, "No, thank you. Those have 35 calories apiece." Vanessa replied. Chica agreed with Vanessa. The guitarist even took several butterscotch-related treats off her bakery menu because of the high-calorie amount. " Hmm. Well, they taste good to me." Her therapist said. "Okay, I thought we could do something today to help us get to know one another better." She said.

This got the group curious, "What is she planning?" Gregory wondered. "It looks like you've never taken an inkblot test, right?" She asked her patient. "No? Okay then, I will show you some inkblots like this one, and I want you to tell me the first thing it makes you think of." She said as the sounds of moving paper could be heard. "Here we go. What do you see here?"  "A treehouse." Vanessa answered, " Hmm, it does look sort of like a treehouse. Do you like tree houses?" Her therapist asked.

"I like to sit outside and read," Vanessa replied. "That's good; now, what about this one?" Her therapist asked. "A beetle," Vanessa answered. "Really? Looks like a face to me. That's very interesting." Her therapist said. "What about this one?" She asked Vanessa; after a few seconds, Vanessa gave her answer, "A rabbit." "Hmm, yes, it does look like a rabbit. Do you like rabbits?" The therapist asked, "I guess so." Vanessa said as the message ended. 

Gregory removed the CD and put a new one inside; the numbers 8-4675 appeared on the screen. "Have you thought more about what we talked about?" The therapist asked,  "In our last session, you told me you were sad and scared about what happened to you. I suggested you write down exactly what made you so sad and scared. Did you do that?" She said to her silent patient. "You know, I work with people of all ages, from little kids to the elderly, and everyone reacts to tragedy differently." The therapist said. "Tragedy always leads to a feeling of loss. It's a hole that feels funny, right?"  "Yeah. So, if you could process those feelings, how would it affect your fantasies? Would you keep them the way they are?" She asked as the message came to an end.

When Gregory took the CD out, Foxy arrived. "Yahahahar!!! So ye found the odd device." He said, "Yeah, it can play the CDs Freddy and I found." Gregory said. "These CDs are therapy sessions that Vanessa had." Bonnie said, "We have learned that Vanessa had a troubled past with her parents." Freddy said sadly, "And we have also learned that Vanessa had two therapists who were replaced." Chica said.

Gregory placed a new CD inside, and the numbers 9-7143 appeared on the screen. "What are you doing?" The therapist asked. "Oh, you like those flowers? I do, too." She said. "They smell so sweet, don't they?" "The janitor on this floor has a garden and has been putting bouquets in the offices here for years. Do you ever grow things? No?" The therapist said. "I work a lot. So I don't have much free time on my hands." Vanessa replied. "I know you do." Her therapist said. "Maybe more than you should. More free time would do you good. Do you have a hobby?" She asked Vanessa, "No? Perhaps we could find one for you, like a sport." She said. "No? Hmm. I have a craft space in my basement; maybe I could come up with something you could learn to do." She told her patient. "I don't like dark basements," Vanessa said faintly as the message ended.

"So Vanessa doesn't like dark basements?" Monty said out loud; he was a little unsure about that; he remembers seeing a few cases where Vanessa spent a lot of time in her office with the lights off. She always spent her time in the dark office on her computer. Gregory took out the CD and placed a new one inside; the numbers 10-7144 appeared on the screen. "I'd say make yourself comfortable, but I think you already are." The therapist said. "It looks like you could take a nap. That's a nice chair, isn't it?" She asked. "According to these message logs, you've been working pretty late over the last couple of weeks – or not working at all." She said.

This caught the group's attention, "Was she sending more weird encrypted messages?" Gregory wondered. "Are you ready to talk about who you're interacting with? From what I can see here, the encoded interaction is getting more serious. Is it distracting you from your work at Fazbear Funtime Service?" "The interactions were becoming more serious?" Freddy wondered, "What are they talking about?" Chica wondered. "My work is important. There's a non-disclosure agreement." Vanessa said as the message came to an end. This made Gregory remember something. He read a message that said Vanessa used to work at Fazbear Funtime Service as a technician and security guard before she was transferred to the Pizzaplex. 

He also remembered the message saying that she became Chief Security Officer despite not having enough experience to fit the job, and Management insisted that she get the job. "Why was Management so interested in Vanessa?" Gregory wondered as he took out the CD. But before he could put a new one inside, Roxy entered the room, "What's going on here?" She asked, "Just listenin' to Vanessa's therapy sessions." Monty said, "Therapy session?" Roxy repeated, "Apparently, Vanessa had a troubled past with her parents and was caught multiple times sending messages to someone on her computer." Chica said. "Really?" Roxy said in a curious tone.

"It's true," Gregory said as he put a new CD into the cassette player. The numbers 11-7145 appeared on the screen. "Good morning, Vanessa. I can't blame you for looking out the window instead of listening to me. It's a gorgeous day, isn't it?" Her therapist asked. "I like the blue sky," Vanessa said. "Hmm, so do I." Her therapist said. "Now, let's see what we can get done on this nice sunny day." She said. "Okay, here we go. I know part of your job requires you to do online searches, but a routine audit of your search history has revealed that you're doing a little private searching on company time. Is that right?" She asked Vanessa.

"Sometimes I get breaks," Vanessa replied. "That's true. So, on your breaks, it looks like you were shopping for a costume. You purchased some fake fur material. What are you going to make?" Her therapist asked. "Fake fur material?"  Gregory thought. This information made Roxy remember something. Back in the Roxy Raceway, she noticed that the rabbit lady's movements were too fluid to be animatronic and believed the rabbit was a person wearing a suit.

Vanessa gave her therapist a response, but it was difficult for anyone to hear clearly. "What was that? Did you say the costume is a secret? Why is that?" The therapist asked. "Making a costume in secret?!" Roxy though. This was alarming for the group to hear, "I can't talk about this. He said he would always be watching. He could be here or there or anywhere in between." Vanessa said faintly. "Who is this 'he' person Vanessa is talking about? Her Father?" Freddy wondered, "Is she making the costume for whoever she was talking to on her computer?" Gregory thought. "What kinda costume was she makin'?" Bonnie wondered.

"Are you talking about your dad?" The therapist said. "Have those feelings come up again? I hate sounding like a broken record, but this is something you need to resolve if you're ever going to be happy." She told Vanessa. "I have! I compartmentalized him. He's locked away." Vanessa said. "No, that's not what I mean." Her therapist clarified. "You can't just ignore an issue. You have to face your memory of the experiences and process them so you can let them go." The therapist said.

"That way, you don't get triggered anymore. you can use this sort of self-dialogue to release these things." She told Vanessa. "I don't like doing that," Vanessa replied. "Hmm. Well, okay, we'll get back to that. I'd like to know something about this costume. What's it for?" The therapist asked as the message ended. "What costume was Vanessa making?" Chica asked. "Yeah! And why was she making it in the first place?" Bonnie said. "Vanny is very similar to Vanessa and Bunny," Freddy said.

That's right, Gregory remembered Freddy telling him this when he found Vanny's hideout in Fazerblast. With this information in hand, the possibility of Vanessa being Vanny grew. Gregory removed the CD and put a new one in; the numbers 12-7146 appeared on the screen. "I understand you'll be transferring to a different location soon. I'll be sorry to see you go." The therapist said, "This must be when Vanessa was being transferred to the Pizzaplex." Gregory thought.  "I think we've been making progress, don't you?" The therapist asked. "You can request to come back and speak with me more on your own time, though. Did you know that?" She asked.

"Our sessions don't have to be company-mandated. I have all sorts of clients, Vanessa. I don't just work with corporations; I work with individuals and small groups. I even work in schools. I'm wherever I'm needed." She said. "Thank you. I'll think about it, but I'm needed somewhere else right now." Vanessa said as the message ended. "Hello, everyone!!" Sundrop shouted as he entered the room, "Sundrop!" Gregory said, "What is going on here?" He asked, "We're learning important information about Vanessa from these CDs." Roxy said, "The lass was secretly making some type of costume." Foxy said. "Yes, she also had a troubled past with her parents and had two previous therapists replaced," Chica said.

"I see," Sundrop said. Gregory removed the CD and put a new one inside; the numbers 13-4647 appeared on the screen. "When I'm getting to know a new client, I like to start by finding out what they like to do directly from them." A new voice said. "Another new therapist?!" Gregory thought. "How do you spend all the time you have? Nothing?" The new therapist asked. "Well, how do you feel about sports? Do you like sports?" She asked.

"Yeah? No? Oh, I get it. You like to watch them but not play them. You like being inside, don't you? I get that." She said to the silent patient. "Lots of weird stuff outdoors, isn't there? Yeah, I understand. Well, I hate to do this right off the bat, but I've been directed to ask you about this." She said. "I'm the fourth therapist you've had, and apparently, all three of your former therapists have gone missing – or two of them are missing." She told the silent patient. This left a heavy feeling in the air, and Gregory had a bad feeling in his stomach. "I don't want to scare you, but I have to tell you that one of them was found dead." 

"What!?" Sundrop shouted, "Dead!?" Foxy thought, "How did one of those therapists die?!" Roxy thought, "That doesn't seem to upset you." She said. That made the intense feeling of dread in the air increase. "Well, then, I guess I'll go ahead and tell you that the woman's body was pretty messed up. It looked like it was mangled by machinery." She told the unresponsive patient. "That doesn't bother you either. Hmm. I think it's all pretty strange." She said.

"I'm not clear on the circumstances. The police don't have any evidence. How does all of this make you feel?" She asked her patient. "Maybe I should be watching my back. Yeah, that's funny, isn't it? Okay, shall we move on to something lighter?" She asked before the message ended. "How could they not feel bothered by that?!" Sundrop shouted, "I don't know," Monty said in a disturbed tone; the part about the dead therapist being mangled by machinery didn't sit well with Gregory. Then, a terrifying thought entered his head.

"Did the Fazbear Freak kill the therapist and the other two?" He thought. Shaking that disturbing thought out of his head, Gregory took out the CD and placed a new one inside; the numbers 14-4677 appeared on the screen. "Do you know a place called Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex?" The therapist asked. "I'll take your silence as a yes. And besides, I know you know it because the technicians who work for the Pizzaplex know you, or rather, I guess it would be better to say that they think they do." She told the silent patient.

"They report that they've caught you on camera, or at least it appears to be you." She said. "Nothing to say about that?" She asked the unresponsive patient. "Well, the techs are convinced you've hacked into their system many times. Although, I'll admit I don't see any proof here. It seems like they have more of a gut feeling than fact." The therapist said. "But apparently, the hacks are causing all kinds of problems. Hmm. Do you get a kick out of that? The idea of techs running around like chickens with their heads cut off?" She asked. "Yeah. That's a funny image, isn't it?"

"But seriously, I have to say that I think it's weird that you'd spend so much time in such a busy, social place. You seem like more of a loner to me." She said. "Lots of time by yourself instead of with friends, lots of time talking to yourself, right? Is it the electronics you like?" She asked. "I saw in your file that you have developed software programs that talk to you and repeat phrases, right? You're friends with a programmer, aren't you?" She asked. "You are? I see. This programmer's name is Sarah, and the notes say that you talk with Sarah, or rather, you comfort her when she's upset. Is that true?" She asked.

"Yes? That's good; it's good to support your friends. But I have to ask, did Sarah help you create the software program you use?" She said. "No? Ok then. The program asks you questions and prompts you for responses. It's kind of like your self-therapy, isn't it? Another way of talking to yourself to work things out, right?" She said. "When I saw some of your recent encrypted conversation logs, that's what I thought I was looking at. It felt like I was watching someone go back and forth in their head, but the techs found something different than that." She said.

"When I read what they found, at first, I thought I was looking at more examples of you just talking with yourself. Then I realized it was different. When I study this, it sounds like someone else is responding to you. Who is it?" She asked as the message came to an end. "Vanessa made her own software programs?" Gregory said. "I did not know she could do that." Freddy said, "Me neither." Monty said. Gregory took the CD out and placed a new one in, and the numbers 15-4678 appeared on the screen.

"I saw some inkblot test results in your file. I like inkblot tests." A new voice said. This was now the 5th therapist that was heard on these CDs. "You want to do one? Yes? Okay." She said as the sounds of moving paper were heard in the background. "How about this one? What do you see? What? Do you want to hold it? Okay." She said. "You said this one is a mask. It reminds you of a mask, like a disguise?" She asked.

"Yeah, I can see that. Do you like the idea of being disguised? Disguises let you be sort of invisible, don't they? You can get away with almost anything when you're invisible, right?" She said. "Yeah? You like that idea, huh?"  "Well, okay, moving on. I have another report we need to talk about. The techs were reviewing communications going in and out of this building and came across some interesting things." She said.

"They say you were in communication with someone or maybe something. Pretty strange. What do you think about that?" She asked the quiet patient. "Nothing? Well, the techs say it looked to them like it was an attempt to manipulate you or maybe to lure you somewhere." She said. "There, that's better. On this side of the desk, I can see your eyes." She said. "The thing is, when I read the communications, I get something different out of them. I don't think you're being manipulated here. I think you're the one doing the manipulating." She said.

"No comment? Huh? Ok... then, how about this? I have this still shot the techs pulled from the security footage that recorded you in the Pizzaplex." She told the silent patient. "That's you, isn't it? I know this image is distorted, but I think it looks like you. And you're not alone here. You're talking to someone or something. It's hard to tell. What are those things? They almost look like rabbit ears. What? Do you find that amusing? Well, I guess it is." She said as the message ended.

"Wait, Vanessa was talking to someone who looked like a rabbit?" Roxy said, "That's what the therapist said." Monty replied. This left the group confused. Were they mistaken about Vanessa being the Fazbear Freak? But why did she order that fake fur material and make a costume if she isn't? "Maybe this last CD will tell us something important." Gregory thought as he took out the CD and put the last one in; the numbers 16-4679 appeared on the screen.

"I got another message from the techs at the Pizzaplex today. I'm afraid it's about you again." The therapist said. "The techs have been struggling to fix some serious glitches with the robots. I'm not sure what exactly is wrong, except that it's making the robots more eerie than entertaining." She said to the quiet patient. "You like that, eerie instead of entertaining? Thanks, but it's not that funny." She said.

"The glitch extended beyond the robots. It went system-wide. It began infecting all the machines, and when the techs traced the glitch back to its origin, it led them to you." She said. "And I'm not going to pretend to understand everything I'm reading here, but what I get is that the system-wide glitch was like a cascade that was broadcasting a very dangerous message." She told the silent patient. "While the techs were trying to reprogram the system to remove the glitch, the source of the glitch shifted." She said.

"You'll have to excuse me; I'm not all that familiar with computer programming, so I might get this wrong, but what I understand is that the glitch stopped being a glitch and turned into an intentional set of subroutines that were aimed at creating the same thing the glitch created. Those subroutines seem to have come from you. Can you explain that?" She asked the quiet patient. "Listen. I'm on your side here. Our sessions are just between you and me. The techs can't prove what they think, so you're not in trouble. I just thought you could tell me what you're trying to do." She told the patient.

"Maybe if we could get to the bottom of that, it could help you. What do you think? Still not talking? Alright. Well, then, let's do this. Why don't we discuss the research I did on your past, shall we?" She asked the silent patient. "Some therapists think they should only focus on the information they get from their clients, but some therapists, like me, think it's helpful to find out about clients from other sources. Wanna guess what I found out when I looked into the tragedy of your past?" She asked.

"All that stuff about your parents? You aren't even going to look at me? Fine. You can look at the floor all you want. But it won't change the fact that none of what you said in your file about your parents was true." She told the silent patient. "Huh?!" Everyone said. "The truth is, you had great parents and a great childhood. Why did you lie?" She asked. "Look at me. Tell me why you lied. You-" The quiet patient cut her off.

"Well, I can understand why you might feel angry about how I just confronted you. Why don't we come back to this another day?" She asked, "You're shaking your head as though that's not going to happen." She said as the message came to an end. "Wait, so Vanessa lied to her therapists about her past?" Bonnie said. "So she had a normal childhood and a happy family." Monty said, "Why in the seven seas would Vanessa lie about her past?" Foxy asked. "Maybe she was forced to say she had a troubled past?" Chica said.

"Maybe the person Vanessa was talking to on her computer made her sad backstory up." Sundrop said, "Maybe." Gregory said. Every time Vanessa's therapist gets close to finding the truth about her, they get replaced. Based on what was said in the last CD, Gregory strongly felt that the 5th therapist went missing, too. The boy looked at his Faz-Watch and saw the time was 5:55 AM. "The doors will open in 5 minutes!" Gregory shouted, which brought everyone back to reality. "You are right, Superstar. Let us go to the front entrance." Freddy said.

Gregory and the animatronics left the small room and went to the main entrance of the Pizzaplex.

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Gregory reached the front entrance with the animatronics and saw the security shutters were no longer blocking the doors. "It's been so long! Now I can get out of here!" The boy said in his head. "Yes, the doors are open! Let's go!" Gregory shouted excitedly. "No. We can not leave this facility." Freddy said. "W-What do you mean?" Gregory said in a sad tone. "With no recharge station, our batteries wouldn't last long." Bonnie said, "He is right, Gregory. Our batteries would last up to one hour before we need a recharge station." Chica said.

"It's a safety precaution built into our systems, little guy," Monty said. "It's true, lad," Foxy said, with Roxy and Sundrop looking down. Freddy bent down to Gregory's height and placed a hand on his shoulder. "This is where we must stay. Do not return. It will never be safe. I will miss you." Freddy said in a sad tone. Gregory looked up at the bear with a gloomy look on his face. "Freddy, if I leave now, nothing will change, will it? There will be more disappearances." Freddy looked at his Superstar and began to feel sad.

"Yes. I am afraid that is correct." "Gregory, you have a choice to make. The door is open, and you can go. Or you can continue to investigate the secrets of the Pizzaplex. I feel there is something else going on besides Vanny." He's right, now, there isn't anything stopping Gregory from leaving the Pizzaplex, but if he does decide to leave, there isn't much to return to. He has no family waiting to greet him with open arms, and there isn't much at his "home" either.

If he stays, he could still get seriously injured or even die. Gregory still remembers what Cassidy told him in his dream. The only way to stop Vanny is to complete the 3rd Princess Quest game, but getting to it will take a lot of work. However, he could finish the game if all the animatronics helped him distract Vanny in Fazerblast. With a deep breath, Gregory looked Freddy in the eye and gave him his answer.

"Well, we saw her hideout in Fazerblast, right? Maybe we could catch her there. If she thinks I escaped, maybe we can surprise her." A large smile appeared on Freddy's face, "Yes! Come. Let us end this!" Freddy said with a strong sense of determination. Gregory turned to the other animatronics and gave them his answer, "I can't leave yet. Not while Vanny is still on the loose. We know she has a hideout in Fazerblast. We can catch her off guard if she thinks I escaped." The animatronic's gloomy looks were replaced with smiles as large as Freddy's.

"Haha! I like yer thinkin', little guy!" Monty hollered out, "We can get there through the Utility Tunnels." Roxy said pointing to a door; she opened it and walked into the Utility Tunnels with Gregory and the others behind her. "So how are we gonna stop Vanny?" Bonnie asked. Oh yeah, Gregory still needs a plan to keep Vanny occupied. "Hmm. Maybe some of us could keep her busy with a distraction?" Chica said, "That could work." Gregory said, but who would be willing to distract her? 

"I don't mind keepin' her busy." Monty said, "I've been itchin' for some payback since I found out she framed me for decommissioning Bonnie!" "Count me too, gator boy!" Bonnie said, "I'll help out as well." Foxy said, "I may be able to use my voice box to stun Vanny." Chica said. This was great, so while they keep Vanny busy, Gregory can get into her hideout and finish Princess Quest 3; hopefully, whatever Cassidy gave him on his Faz-Watch will help him.

They arrived at the staircase leading to Fazerblast and climbed up the stairs, passing through a door leading to the Fazerblast arena. Roxy could see multiple S.T.A.F.F bots roaming around the area as if they were hunting for something. "There are a lot of creepy-looking S.T.A.F.F bots up ahead." Foxy took a peek through the door to get a better view of the area, "Yar! I'm not worried about them." He said, "I can see some of them holding Fazerblasters." Roxy said. That could make things difficult for them, but Monty was fine with that.

"Fazerblasters are no problem for me." He said, readjusting his sunglasses, "You should still be careful." Sundrop said. "I bet Vanny has some kinda controller for these S.T.A.F.F bots up in her hideout," Bonnie said. That's right, Vanny used a controller on the S.T.A.F.F bots to attack Bonnie on the night he was decommissioned; if he can get his hands on it, maybe he can use the S.T.A.F.F bots to restrain Vanny while he completes Princess Quest 3.

"If I can get inside her hideout. I might be able to get her controller and make the S.T.A.F.F bots capture her." Gregory said. "That is a good idea, Superstar," Freddy said. Foxy, Bonnie, and Monty went into the arena with Chica, while Roxy, Sundrop, and Freddy went to Vanny's hideout with Gregory. "We better get up to the purple area to see if she's home," Bonnie said. He went up the stairs and into the purple area with Foxy and Monty behind him.

They looked around and saw several S.T.A.F.F bots making their way to the purple area; Monty looked up and saw Vanny looking at them through the window. The psychotic rabbit waved at them and laughed, "Disassemble them." She said as she pressed the button on her controller. The S.T.A.F.F bots were getting closer to the animatronics, but they were determined to fight. Monty slashed one bot, and Bonnie swung another with his bowling ball.

  Foxy attacked two incoming S.T.A.F.F bots and sent them down to the green area below them. While fighting the S.T.A.F.F bots, Gregory entered a hallway leading to a server room. There were two S.T.A.F.F bots inside, and one of them saw the boy, luckily Roxy showed up and attacked the bot; the other tried to swipe at the keytar player, but she was able to lunge at the bot and tackle it to the ground. "Hurry, go! I'll be right behind you!" She told the boy. 

Gregory entered a small hallway and dodged another creepy S.T.A.F.F bot; he entered the arena and heard Chica scream at a few more rogue S.T.A.F.F bots. "Thank you, Chica." He said. Gregory climbed up the spiraling staircase with Freddy and Sundrop. "Quickly, Gregory! We must get to the Fazerblast booth and use the security console to turn them against Vanny." Freddy said. Meanwhile, Foxy, Monty, and Bonnie were destroying S.T.A.F.F bots one after another.

"Yahahahahar! Is that all ye got?!" He shouted, "Come on! Give me yer best shot." Bonnie taunted, "Keep em' comin'!" Monty shouted. Vanny watched as the animatronics were turning the S.T.A.F.F bots into scrap and was starting to get frustrated, "No! No! No! No!!!" She said, gripping her head in agony. Vanny felt a throbbing pain inside her head; she placed the controller on the security desk and her other hand on her head.

It felt as if her head was about to split open any second. "I understand... I will not disappoint you." She timidly said as she started to walk out of the room. Gregory reached the top of the stairs and saw that Vanny was nowhere to be seen. "Now's my chance!" He thought as he bolted into Vanny's hideout with Freddy and Sundrop behind him. They entered to room, and Gregory looked at the Princess Quest 3 machine.

Freddy looked at the security desk and saw the controller; he picked it up and handed it to Gregory. "Hurry, Gregory! Use this to stop the S.T.A.F.F bots!" "Stop attacking." He said as he took the controller and pressed the button. The creepy S.T.A.F.F bots stopped right in their tracks, "What happened?" Monty said, "Looks like Gregory managed to get the controller." Bonnie said, "Now, where is Vanny?" Foxy said. Now that the S.T.A.F.F bots were calm, he gave them another order.

"Capture Vanny." He said, pressing the button; the S.T.A.F.F bots scattered and went to search for Vanny. Gregory then turned his attention to the Princess Quest game and approached it, "What are you doing, little buddy?" Sundrop asked, but before Gregory could respond, his Faz-Watch was glowing bright yellow, and a message was displayed on the game's screen. "Proximity to operational cabinet confirmed. Deactivating standby mode."  

After a few seconds, the game's title was displayed on the screen, "Yes, it worked!" He said, "Gregory, what do you mean?" Freddy said in a confused tone. Gregory turned to Freddy and Sundrop and explained what he meant. "Ok, last night I had a dream where the Princess from this game told me that she's Sarah's sister and the only way to stop Vanny is to complete Princess Quest 3, and I think she's right. She gave me something on my Faz-Watch that helped me activate the game; this game might have a transmitter inside it like the other arcade games."

Freddy and Sundrop weren't entirely sure if this was a good idea, but Gregory did help Moondrop and the other animatronics return to normal by playing their corresponding arcade games. There may be a transmitter inside the Princess Quest game. "Alright, Superstar. Sundrop and I will stand near the door." Freddy said, "Thank you." The boy replied. He walked over to the game and pressed the start button.

The princess, or rather Cassidy, was in the same security room from the 2nd Princess Quest game and walked through the security door. She was in a dark hallway, and Gregory heard growling sounds from the darkness, good thing Cassidy still had the sword with her. A humanoid rabbit was approaching Cassidy but was quickly slain by her. She walked further down the hallway and saw missing parts of the floor. More humanoid rabbit monsters started to appear around Cassidy, but they were no match for her sword.

She entered what appeared to be a party room with several tables around the room with birthday hats and balloons on them. A large wooden stage was on the other side of the room, but it was blocked by a large red curtain with a lock on it. "Looks like I'll have to find a key." Gregory thought. Cassidy walked through a door on the right and entered a large dark room with a conveyer belt; Cassidy stepped on it and sent her forward. There was a floating rabbit head that quickly fell to her sword.

She walked down and saw more conveyer belts and a creepy face poking out of the ground. Gregory saw a heart chest near the creepy face and opened it, gaining a new heart for Cassidy. "Oh, how nice!" She said. A few enemies tried to attack her but were disposed of. After they were gone, Cassidy stepped onto another conveyer belt and saw an unlit torch on the other side of a slow-moving conveyer belt.

She walked up, took a right turn, and walked over to light the torch; Gregory noticed that the conveyer belts changed direction and walked to one that led to a set of red double doors. The doors led to another party room with more conveyer belts and a red unlit torch, the conveyer belts were moving too fast for Cassidy to step onto, so she lit the red torch, and a shadow figure of herself appeared.

The shadow Cassidy wasn't affected by the conveyer belts, so it could reach an unlit purple torch and light it, causing the conveyor belts leading to an orange unlit torch to stop. Cassidy lit the torch, and that made the other two conveyor belts in the room change direction; she walked onto them, and they brought her to a glowing purple chest. There wasn't a key inside this chest; instead, its contents were a strange green plush toy identical to Bonnie with purple static on it.

Not only that, but Cassidy's reaction to getting the odd toy was also strange, "Something is not right..." She said."Why is there a rabbit toy inside the chest?" Gregory wondered, was it some weird kind of key? He moved Cassidy back to the conveyer belt room, but he noticed that all of the conveyor belts were no longer moving, "Did lighting that torch cause all of the conveyor belts to stop?" He wondered, not that he was complaining; it made getting out of the room much easier.

Cassidy reentered the party room, but when she went to the curtain, it still wouldn't open, "So is this rabbit toy isn't the key?" Gregory thought. If it isn't a key, then what is it? Cassidy walked to the other side of the room and saw another pair of red double doors; this time, Cassidy was in a large dark room with a maze. Gregory could see an unlit orange torch inside, but that wasn't the only thing in there. He also saw an ominous figure that looked like Foxy but different.

This Foxy copy had no faux fur hair or golden rings on its ears. It had a black eye patch over its left eye, a black sickle as a right hand, several rips and tears on its body, its mouth was wide open and full of sharp teeth, and the Foxy look-alike was giving off an unsettling orange glow. "There's gotta be a way inside that maze." Gregory thought. Cassidy walked around the outer wall of the maze in search of an entrance.

She found another chest containing a heart and took it. "What is this feeling...?" She kept walking around until an entrance was seen. Gregory could see multiple orange unlit torches inside the maze and started guiding Cassidy to them. The first torch was to the right of the entrance; after lighting it, Cassidy went to the left side of the entrance and then went up, right, up again, left, up, left, up, right, up again, and left where she saw the second torch. 

She lit it and took a right turn; she went down and took another right turn, Gregory was able to see the creepy Foxy look-alike again, and it started to follow Cassidy after she walked past it to light the 3rd torch. Luckily that was the last one, but now Gregory needed to get Cassidy away from that nightmarish Foxy; Cassidy walked down, then took a left turn and managed to get the demonic Foxy stuck in a wall. 

Cassidy walked to the center of the maze and found another purple chest. This one didn't have a key either; what it had was so much worse. The chest contained a rabbit mask, but not just any ordinary rabbit mask, this mask looked exactly like the one Vanny was wearing, and it also had the same purple static that the green rabbit toy had. "Something is not right..." Cassidy said, "Why is Vanny's mask inside the chest?!" Gregory thought. Seeing that unsettling mask made his stomach flip; hopefully, he could get rid of it soon.

When Cassidy stepped out of the center, the Nightmare Foxy was on her tail again, "Oh, come on!!! Not again!!!" Gregory thought. He made Cassidy retrace her steps and got out of the maze and away from the nightmare Foxy. Cassidy walked back into the party room and approached the red curtain, but it did not open like before. "What am I missing here?" Gregory thought, if the objects won't open the curtain, then they must open something, but what?

Cassidy walked back into the dark hallway, but this time Gregory saw a red door on the left wall; the green rabbit toy and the Vanny mask disappeared when Cassidy touched the door. "So that's what they open." Gregory thought; the door took Cassidy to a blocked-off part of the party room with a glowing red chest. She opened it and took out a glowing purple key. "A strange key. I wonder what this opens?" She said.

Cassidy walked back into the party room and approached the curtain again; this time, it opened. "Thank goodness." Gregory thought in a relieved tone; Cassidy walked up three small stairs and entered the doorway. She entered a dark narrow hallway with a few more humanoid rabbits and stubby rabbit heads; she got rid of them and reached the end of the hallway. She was now in a large space with a large door with a pulsing green lock and purple corruption around the door frame. 

Gregory took a closer look at the corruption and saw a shape in it. He couldn't be 100% certain, but the shape looked like a rabbit head with small glowing purple eyes; he regained his focus and looked at the lock, "Looks like another key is needed." Gregory thought. He guided Cassidy around the room, but there was no chest anywhere to be seen. This wasn't good; how could the door be opened without a key? Cassidy walked up to it and slashed the lock, opening the door. "That works." Gregory thought.

Shortly after opening the door, a demonic scream was heard on the other side, "What was that!?" Gregory thought. Cassidy rushed inside and saw four large rabbit-like figures surrounding someone; Gregory couldn't tell who it was due to the static on the game's screen, "Release her, you monster!!!" Cassidy shouted as she attacked the rabbit figures, "Hurry! Get out now!" She told the unknown person. They got up and bolted out of the room.

Once all of the rabbit-like figures were taken care of, Cassidy turned her attention to a large rabbit-like monster and charged at it while letting out a chilling war cry. When Cassidy reached the figure, the game's screen when black. "What the?! What just happened?! What about Cassidy?!" The boy cried in his head. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard a blood-curdling scream from somewhere in the Fazerblast arena. 

"What was that?!" Gregory said, "I don't know! But stay close to me, Superstar!" Freddy said. Gregory held Freddy's hand as they left Vanny's hideout with Sundrop and followed the screaming. They converged on the scene of the screaming with the other animatronics, who all looked horrified; they were all looking at the one who was letting out spine-chilling screams of agony.

Two S.T.A.F.F bots held Vanny by the arms, and the psychotic rabbit lady held her head in pain with her hands. "Get out! Get out!!! GET OUT!!!!!" She shouted as she grabbed her face even tighter; she began pulling on it with great force until the mask ripped off, revealing the identity of the one who was trying to kill Gregory. The boy looked at the one behind the mask and was at a loss for words until he finally spoke up. "Vanessa?!" 

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"I don't hear it anymore!" Those words ran through Vanessa's head as she fell to the ground, gasping for breath. However, the security guard couldn't stop all the memories from returning to her; she started remembering everything; the nightmares, the demands, what she did to Bonnie, and the things she's done to the victims. All of them came to her head like rushing water. Gregory looked at Vanessa as she continued looking at the floor, hyperventilating.

He couldn't see her face clearly, but it looked like all color was drained and replaced with a look that could only be described as pure horror. It reminded him of how he felt when he saw Abby, Clair, and Johnny die at the hospital and when he learned that Sarah was attacked, which made him ask the biggest question on his mind. "Are you the Fazbear Freak?" Vanessa's head was still down, her body shaking as if she had emerged from a freezing lake; before long, she looked up at the boy and gave him an answer. "He made me do it."

Freddy picked up the shaky tone in Vanessa's voice, and it sounded like she had no desire to be the Fazbear Freak. Or maybe this was just denial talking or being naive about Vanessa being a killer and just wanting to believe that she was still a good person. "He? Who are you talking about?" He asked. At first, Freddy thought the 'he' Vanessa said was her father, but then he remembered that her 5th therapist found out that she lied about having a troubled childhood. 

Having regained some of her composure, Vanessa looked up at the singer and cleared her throat. "You've probably heard that I was caught on surveillance talking to someone from my computer, right?" "Yeah, we have. Multiple times." Monty said in an icy tone; the gator was using everything he had to resist the growing urge to run up to Vanessa and choke the life out of her for decommissioning Bonnie and framing him that night. 

"So this person you've been talkin' with is 'he'?" Bonnie said. He was also angry at the security guard for ordering those S.T.A.F.F bots to tear him to pieces and throwing him in the trash that night. However, he wasn't as angry as Monty was, and he'd like to know what she meant when she said, "Your parts will be very helpful to me." On that night, maybe listening to what Vanessa has to say will give him the answer he seeks.

"Yes." Vanessa said, "Who exactly is the person you were talking to?" Roxy asked. Oh dear, this was not going to be pretty; Vanessa remembers when she first met him, how he invaded her mind, how he ordered her to do his bidding, how he punished her for disobeying, and how he took more and more of her mind ever time she listened to him. "Someone that a friend tried to warn me about." She said. This made the group even more curious, "A friend? Do you mean Sarah?" Chica asked. Vanessa shook her head, "No. I mean another friend who was named Jeremey." 

"What do you mean?" Gregory asked, "I'll tell you everything." Vanessa said. Gregory had a feeling that this was going to be a long explanation. "When Fazbear Entertainment first hired me, I was part of the development team making their VR game." "A VR game?" Freddy thought. He does remember reading a few company files and hearing Dave talk about a virtual reality game that Fazbear Entertainment helped make with Silver Parasol Games. However, he still wasn't sure where Vanessa was going with this.

"I befriended the game's main beta tester named Jeremey; he told everyone that he found something in the game; he called it the anomaly. Everyone thought it was some bug, but it wasn't." "Jeremey said the anomaly showed up after the team implemented unused code from the remains of old animatronics from Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place." "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place?" Gregory repeated in his head. He remembers that name; it was the location's name that had all sorts of animatronics and was destroyed in a fire.

"He kept saying that the anomaly was speaking to him, showing him visions and nightmares, but no one believed him." "One day, I arrived to work early and found him in the supply room. At first, I thought he was asleep holding a Halloween mask and had a large ink stain on his shirt, but I was wrong. I heard another staff member scream and came rushing back to the supply room; that's when I saw that Jeremey was dead." "wait wait wait. You saw him with somethin' on his shirt, and ya thought he was sleepin'!?" Bonnie said. "I was wearing a VR headset and didn't see everything," Vanessa replied.

"Jeremey killed himself." She said. The memory of seeing Jeremey's lifeless body came back to her; he killed himself by slicing his face off with a paper cutter. The sight of all the blood and the skin of Jeremey's face in his hand made Vanessa puke. "I reported it to the higher-ups, but then I learned that the game was a coverup for what happened to the Company in the past." "I wanted to tell someone about this but couldn't because I didn't want to lose my job. After Jeremey's death, I became the game's new beta tester."

"I encountered the anomaly and realized that everything Jeremey said was true, I tried to contain it, but I couldn't, and it invaded my mind." "What did this 'anomaly' look like?" Freddy asked, "A rabbit." Vanessa replied, "He called himself Glitchtrap and became a voice inside my head, ordering me to do things." "What kind of things?" Foxy asked cocking an eyebrow, "Lock every employee from Silver Parasol Games out of their accounts and order the warehouse bots to kill all the workers." Vanessa retorted.

This made a chill go down Gregory's spine. He remembered reading about the Silver Parasol Games massacre, so Vanessa caused it, or rather this 'Glitchtrap' person. "He spoke to me through encoded messages from my computer and told me to make this rabbit costume." This explains why she ordered the fake fur material and sent the encrypted messages during her work time. "He even accessed my personal files as a way to keep me under his thumb. I tried to go to the police, but he punished me every time I did."

"Punish you? How?" Sundrop asked, tilting his head. "By showing me nightmares, hallucinations, and giving me painful headaches. Everything he was doing to Jeremey." "He asked me to build him a new body for him so he could return to the real world." "So that's why you decommissioned me that night in Monty Golf," Bonnie said. "Yes, but he needed more than just your parts." Vanessa said, "What else did he need to make this new body?" Chica asked, "Remnant." Vanessa replied.

Everyone was confused by what Vanessa had just said, "Remnant? What is Remnant?" Gregory asked, "I don't fully understand it, but apparently, it's some kind of substance that makes souls possess inanimate objects." This was by far the most outlandish thing Gregory had heard in his entire life, a substance that lets souls possess inanimate objects? That's crazy, but considering everything he's experienced in the past few days, he'll believe almost anything at this point.

"The only way he could acquire remnant is by..." Vanessa grew silent as memories of how she obtained remnants for Glitchtrap came back to her. "By doing what?" Monty asked, "By... by killing someone." The room fell dead silent after those words left Vanessa's mouth. So many people have gone missing in Hurricane Utha because some twisted computer virus wants a body made for it?! That is so messed up. "So then... all of those missing people..." "Yes, Glitchtrap used me to kill them. Kids, employees, even my therapists." Vanessa said, cutting Gregory off.

"That's how he obtained it when he murdered those children at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza all those years ago." Gregory's eyes shot wide open with realization, "Those murdered kids... Sarah's sister..." They were believed to have been killed by one of Fazbear Entertainments' founders, William Afton, then that's when it hit Gregory. "You mean this Glitchtrap person is... William Afton?" Vanessa flinched at that name; every time she used that name around him, it always led to instant punishment.

"Yes." Vanessa said softly, "He's the one who killed them." If what Vanessa was saying is true, then that means William did kill his wife and Charlotte Emily. "Where is this body now?" Foxy asked, "Underneath Roxy Raceway." Vanessa replied, "Underneath Roxy Raceway?!" Gregory thought. He started wondering if what Sarah found under the raceway was William Afton's new body; it would also explain why she was attacked. "How do we get to it?" Gregory asked, "I can show you." Vanessa said. Gregory pressed a button on the controller, and the S.T.A.F.F bots released Vanessa. 

She led them to the Roxy Raceway, she was against the idea of taking Gregory with her, but the animatronics convinced her that he is a capable person, and he did help her break free from William's control, so she does owe him one. She brought them to the part of the raceway where Gregory found the driver-assist bot's head and entered through a red door; Gregory looked at the ground and found a message. "CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Today, we broke through the foundation and found what looks like an old elevator shaft. Someone must have known about this, right? Sarah believes there's something down there pulling power from the Raceway, and I think she's right. I'm taking a team down in the morning to check it out, Sarah asked me to bring her along, but I told her no. However, she insists on going down there to find out whatever is making the signal she picked up." 

Gregory started to feel a sinking feeling in his stomach, "So she did go with them."  The boy thought. He knows that Sarah was attacked and survived, but he had a feeling the same didn't apply to the team she went underground with. He followed the group down a few ramps and stopped at a chained-off gate that Monty tore open; they walked through a dark room with multiple large piles of dirt and rubble. They reached a locked gate with a yellow voice box that Chica was able to open. 

On the other side of the gate was an elevator and a staircase that didn't look very stable. "Gregory, be careful. This elevator does not appear to follow any safety protocols. I do not think it can survive more than one trip." Freddy said. Moondrop, Monty, Bonnie, and Foxy descended the stairs while Gregory and Vanessa took the elevator along with Freddy, Chica, and Roxy. Vanessa hit the button, and the elevator's doors closed and went down. It reached the bottom and brought them into a dark tunnel.

"I left a few portable generators down here from the Pizzaplex," Vanessa said as she walked to one and turned it on; it activated a string of lights that led to a second generator that Chica turned on. More lights lit up, and the group walked down the tunnel; they heard grunting noises up ahead and ran to see what was happening. Monty and Foxy were fighting two Endoskeletons while Bonnie was dealing with a security bot with moss growing on its head and parts of its face deteriorating.

"Are you guys ok?" Gregory asked, "Yeah, we're still in one piece, little guy." Monty said, readjusting his sunglasses. Moondrop turned on a few more generators, and the shining lights revealed something hidden within the darkness. A large sign spelled out "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place" in red lights was flickering on and off; Gregory stared at the sign and felt a small sense of fear rising in his stomach. "Freddy's Fazbear's Pizza Place?! I-I thought it was destroyed by a fire!" Gregory said.

"It was... Mostly." Vanessa said. "From what I know, the building fell into a sinkhole after the fire, and Fazbear Entertainment wanted to cover up what happened by building the Pizzaplex directly over it." Roxy was appalled by this information; building over a sinkhole was incredibly dangerous, knowing that her attraction is directly above them was even worse, and the fact that Fazbear Entertainment built over the sinkhole to hide a previous location was absolutely despicable.

Underneath the sign was a pair of red double doors that led to a small room with a broken ceiling light releasing sparks of electricity. The interior of the building was a disaster, with dust, rotten wood, and who knows what littering the floor. After turning on another generator, Vanessa opened a door into the main party room; a few deteriorated security bots roamed around the room that had seen better days.

Tablecloths stained with soot and toppled arcade games were out in the open for everyone to see. The room's floor was cracked, and several loose wires hung from the ceiling; Gregory could also see a blood trail leading past a large metallic door. He was walking towards the door but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder; he looked up and saw Vanessa looking back at him, "Trust me. You don't want to go in there." She said. Vanessa knows what horrors are behind that door, the bodies of those who've gone missing.

Just looking at the door made Vanessa shiver, and it wasn't just the cold air coming from it. This was one thing that Vanessa hated the most; killing those poor souls against her will was already enough to shake Vanessa to her core, but being forced to drag the bodies into the freezing makeshift morgue was equally twisted. She remembers the last time she entered that room, back when the team that Sarah went along with came down here. Glitchtrap knew they were here and told his reluctant follower to dispose of them.

Vanessa could still hear the agonizing screams of team members ringing in her ears. After she dragged Glitchtrap's latest victims into the morgue, she saw a few bodies of the earliest victims decaying. Words could not describe how disgusted she was at the work she was forced to commit, she was eternally grateful that Sarah was able to survive, but Glitchtrap was not happy that his asset failed him and punished her by giving her a headache so painful that Vanessa felt like her head would burst.

Freddy opened another door and saw multiple tanks lined up against the walls, he couldn't see what was inside them, but he had a good guess as to what was inside these tanks. "Is this where the remnant is being stored?" The bear thought. This was already a mortifying thing to see, but what disturbed Freddy even more was the number of tanks in the room. He counted 20 tanks inside the room; Freddy couldn't help but wonder how many people Glitchtrap forced Vanessa to hurt. He returned to his senses when he heard Roxy say she found something.

Roxy found a giant hole in the floor leading deeper underground. Vanessa looked at it and froze as more unpleasant memories returned. Gregory noticed Vanessa's tense look "Vanessa?" He asked. The former pawn took a deep breath and spoke up. "I know what this is. I have been here before. He brought me here. The first time he spoke to me, and entered my mind. I did not want to, but I had no choice. Now, I have a choice. I have changed. The people here. They are so angry... confused... but I can protect you, Gregory." "Thank you, Vanessa." The boy replied. He had a bad feeling about that hole, but having Vanessa, Freddy, and the others with him did make this less scary.

He slowly entered the hole, careful not to cause any sudden movements and cause the ground to collapse. As Gregory kept climbing further down the hole, he saw something massive. Gregory couldn't believe what he was seeing; the thing before him was a white and pink Freddy head with a long cable connecting its head to an enormous pile of wires. Several different types of animatronics could be seen poking out of the large metallic mass; one looked like Chica, except it was the older model he saw in Monty Golf.

"WHAT?!" Chica shouted, "Shhhh! Not so loud, Chica!!!!" Gregory whispered. They didn't want whatever this thing was to wake up and attack them. Chica nodded her head and kept climbing down. "That's what I used to look like?!" She thought. She was glad that her current design is a lot slimmer; however, she did think the yellow fuzzy material on the old model was cute, but it would be a lot better if it weren't attached to a giant metallic blob of death.

Gregory and Freddy reached the bottom, but the ground started to collapse, and Gregory started to panic, "Gregory! Grab my hand!" Freddy said, extending his arm. Gregory grabbed it and held on to Freddy for dear life as they fell through the ground and landed in some kind of room with monitors; however, they unknowingly just entered the lion's den as a recharge station in the very back of the room opened up, and a lanky, ominous figure emerged from it.

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"She's failed me yet again." Those were the words going through whatever was left of William Afton's mind; Vanny was a useful servant until now. No, that wouldn't be the right word William would use to describe her, a follower, or rather... a tool. Yes, she was a useful tool until that child severed the connection between him and Vanessa's mind. No matter, now Vanessa is nothing more than a tool that has outlived its usefulness; however, the child she had been trying to kill is something else.

He'll admit that this boy's tenacity is somewhat admirable, but he's long overstayed his welcome at the Pizzaplex and needs to be taken care of now. He's annoyed that a little pest like this boy has wandered into his base of operations; however, he could make use of this situation to help him reach his goal. After all, it wouldn't hurt to extract more Remnant from this 'Gregory' child. Yes, more sweet, sweet Remnant has fallen right into his hands.

There's something else about this Gregory boy that has William's attention. He couldn't shake the feeling that Gregory looked familiar to him; he'll need to dwell on that later; right now, it was time to put this boy to rest. He placed a hand on a nearby monitor displaying Gregory and Freddy, suddenly, Freddy began convulsing, and his vision was growing purple. Gregory looked up at the bear in worry and asked what was wrong, "Freddy! What's the matter with you!?" "He is trying... to take... control... stop him!!!" Freddy said in agony. "He?! What is that thing?!" Gregory said, looking at a monitor in front of him. 

"Oh no," Vanessa said as she bolted to the control console near the monitor and slammed her hand down on a button. A fire erupted from the floor in the room where William was and caused minor damage to him, "Ugh!" He shouted. "I know you're in there, you monster! You can no longer control me! And I refuse to let you take control over anyone else!!" Vanessa shouted. However, that didn't seem to faze William and caused him to laugh.

"Oh, you dear ignorant fool, do you think this will change anything?" This took Vanessa aback, and Gregory could only stare in horror at what she was talking to. In the monitor was a withered rabbit-like animatronic with tattered dark yellowish-green fur, and multiple parts of its body were missing, revealing the endoskeleton holding the being together. Gregory could also see ominous purple eyes and what appeared to be burnt skin being exposed from this living nightmare as well.

Freddy was still reeling from the attempted hack from earlier. He could see his vision becoming blue and saw a message flash on his HUD, "Hostile malware detected. Initiating anti-virus protocols. Strengthening system firewall." Freddy could feel a surge of energy run through his systems; he felt his system's firewall being improved, the software program was burning away every trace of the malicious program he felt earlier, and his firewall blocked more attempts for the program to enter the singer.

"Hey, what's goin' on in here?" Bonnie asked. He saw Vanessa and Gregory crowded around a monitor, and Freddy looked as if he was just woken up from a shutdown. "Hey! You ok, Freddy?" The former bassist asked his friend, "Yes. Do not worry about me, Bonnie. I am ok." "What do you mean?" Vanessa asked the abomination on the screen. William chuckled, "Don't think getting rid of me will change what happened to those you killed." 

That made Vanessa grow pale, "I remember their pitiful screams, their pleas to you for mercy; I remember it all as if it were only yesterday. Nothing you do will bring those people back to their families, and you know it." William said in a sinister tone, "Don't blame this on Vanessa!!" Gregory shouted, "She did all those terrible things because YOU made her do them!!!" "I made her do them?" William retorted. He broke out into more laughter at the boy's attempt to redeem Vanessa. 

Bonnie looked at the screen and froze in place, "Are those... my old parts?!" The bowling pro thought; they looked so worn out that he hardly recognized them, and seeing his old parts being used to make an abomination like that made him feel like he was going to shut down. Suddenly he saw the same message that was on Freddy's HUD appear on his. "Hostile malware detected. Initiating anti-virus protocols. Strengthening system firewall." Bonnie began feeling the same energy surge that Freddy felt.

"Oh, children are so naive. I know this very well." William said after calming down a little, "You may not have directly harmed them, but that doesn't mean you are innocent in this mess!! After all, I know this better than anyone!" Vanessa said, "Vanessa is right! You aren't innocent! I know what you've done in the past!" Gregory shouted, "Really? What could you possibly know about me?" William asked in a sinister tone.

"I know you were a founding member of Fazbear Entertainment along with Henry Emily." Gregory said, hearing Henry's name irked William, "I know you lost your youngest son in the Bite of 83. I know you were fired after your daughter Elizabeth died at Cirus Baby's Pizzaworld." William was getting annoyed and walked to another monitor, "I know you killed Henry's daughter Charlie as revenge, and I know you're the one who murdered those kids at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza!! You're the one who killed Sarah's sister!!" 

William stopped at the monitor as he heard the last part of what Gregory said. He could see a look of strong determination on the boy's face, a look that reminded him of Michael. No, not just Michael; William had seen that look from someone else before, someone that he once had to call family. He tried to take control of Bonnie, but he could feel his code being blocked by the bowler's firewall; he tried harder but still couldn't get through. 

Gregory saw him near a monitor and pressed the same button Vanessa pushed and burnt William again, "Ugh!" All the remaining animatronics arrived at the scene, "This is a bad place." Moondrop said. "Where's the guy who made Vanessa frame me?!" Monty shouted, "Settle down, Monty." Foxy said. "I know ye want to take revenge but don't let that cloud yer mind." "He's right. We need to be careful here." Roxy said. "Huh?" Chica said as she felt a lot of energy flow through her body. The other animatronics felt the same surge and saw the same message on their HUDs.

William could tell something was keeping him from getting inside the animatronic systems; someone knew he would try to do this and set up a countermeasure to stop him. Then it hit him, "So this is her work."  He thought. William clutched his hands angrily and slammed them on the table, "Curse that woman!!!!" Vanessa smirked at the screen, "Oh, what's the matter? You're not losing your touch, are you?" Vanessa said in a mocking tone. "Did you think Sarah didn't create more software chips to stop you?"

"You underestimated her abilities." Vanessa continued. William was aware of what Sarah was doing at the Pizzaplex; he knew that she suspected something was happening behind the scenes, and did everything she could to curtail him. He knew Sarah had become a persistent thorn in his side that needed to be plucked out when she came down here; he punished Vanessa for failing to kill her and assumed that she was no longer a threat after news of her condition reached him.

But he was wrong. William could feel the same powerful firewall coming from the other animatronics and was confused; he thought Chica, Monty, Roxy, and the daycare attendant didn't have any of those software chips inside them from the last report he received from Vanny before she was freed. "You did this, didn't you, boy?!" He said in an angry tone, "That's right, I did!" Gregory said, "Sarah wrote about the receiver disks and transmitters affecting the others. So I got rid of them and carried on Sarah's work!!" 

Now William was furious. He could no longer use the Glamrock animatronics as puppets to do his bidding; however, they weren't the only animatronics he could use to assist him. He placed his hand on the monitor again and began to send his code to the sleeping giant nearby. Gregory pressed the fire button again and burned William yet again, but it was too late; he had already sent his 'message' to the Blob. It was still in standby mode until a message flashed on its HUD. "Dispose of them now!!!" The blob got up and sent in 'reinforcements' to its master.

William was pleased when he heard movement from above him and began laughing again. "What's so funny?" Vanessa said in an icy tone, "Oh, you'll see very shortly." The horror on the screen replied. Gregory and the others heard something upstairs through the vent above the control console. Gregory saw a button near the vent and pushed it; a large door blocked off the air vent, sealing whatever was inside. However, they heard something coming from the hallway; Chica took a peek at what was approaching and saw the fuzzy yellow old model of her approaching the door. She screamed, stopped the other Chica in her tracks, and closed the door.

"What's going on?!" Vanessa said. Turning her attention away from the monitor, "Another Chica is trying to break into this room." The guitarist replied in a worried tone, "Another Chica? What are you-" Vanessa couldn't finish that sentence after she realized what William meant. "He didn't!" She thought; the sounds of loud metal footsteps brought her back to reality, and she turned to the other door. An old model of Foxy with worn-out red fur and a glowing purple eye entered the room and tried to attack Vanessa.

Glamrock Foxy stopped the other Foxy. "What's happening!?" Gregory shouted with fear, "That giant blob of scrap above us woke up! Now it's trying to kill us!" Vanessa said; more footsteps were heard coming from the dark hallway. Bonnie and Monty turned their heads to see what was approaching them; two more old purple-eyed animatronics from the blob had entered the room; this time, an older-looking Bonnie and Freddy looked directly at their Glamrock counterparts.

The older Freddy ran towards Glamrock Freddy, but Monty stepped between them and punched the older Freddy right in the face. "If ya wanna hurt my friend! Yer gonna have to go through me!" He shouted as he threw another punch at the older Freddy; Glamrock Bonnie managed to dodge the older Bonnie and hit one of its legs with his bowling ball. "This is what I used to look like?!" Bonnie said. Now he knows how Chica felt when she saw that older model of herself. 

Roxy was able to look at the thing that was trying to claw its way out of the sealed air vent; she could see the outline of a very thin animatronic that appeared to have a few distorted body parts and a fox head. "IS that another Foxy?" She wondered. Vanessa was about to send another raging blaze to William but was distracted by Gregory's voice, "Look out!" He shouted as the vent door was being pried open; Vanessa got out of the way and saw an old Endoskeleton with a pink and white face that looked similar to Foxy's and a second mouth on its other hand.

It tried to get Gregory but was grabbed by Roxy and thrown up to the ceiling, causing a few small cracks to appear. "I don't think so, freak." She said. Kicking the mangled animatronic to a wall, Gregory ran up to the control console and managed to burn William again; however, he heard something else coming through the air vent. Bonnie hit the older model of himself in the face with his bowling ball, and Monty threw the older Freddy up to the ceiling, making the cracks bigger.

The thing inside the air vents was getting closer, but the older Chica managed to break through the door and got into a fight with Glamrock Chica, another old-looking animatronic emerged from the same hallway; this one looked like a ballerina with dirty purple hair and a purple outfit that had multiple rips in it. Moondrop managed to get its attention before it saw Gregory. Vanessa sent another raging blaze to William; he's not sure how much more of this he can take.

The thing making its way through the air vents found its way into the control room and glared at Gregory. It looked similar to the Circus Baby toys he saw in the Utility Tunnels. This animatronic looked disheveled; parts of her Endoskeleton were visible, and she had a large metal claw for a hand. It tried to attack Gregory, but Freddy quickly intervened, "Get away from my Superstar!!!" He shouted as he threw the animatronic to the ceiling, making the cracks even bigger. 

The others threw the older animatronics up to the ceiling, and the cracks grew bigger and bigger until the ceiling finally caved in. Multiple Remnant tanks fell through the holes and collided with the floor, spilling out their contents; William saw this and was horrified. "No! No! No! NO!!!" What have you done!?" He shouted. The Remnant made contact with the older animatronics, and they all stood up; their eyes changed from purple to white, giving off a gentle glow. 

"Wh-Whats going on?" Gregory said, "We have been watching." The older Freddy said, "We know what he's done. And we will not let him harm another innocent soul again." A black puppet-like animatronic said, "We will stop him." A voice cried out from somewhere, "Father!" Scrap, Baby said, running out of the control room and through the dark hallway. "Father?" Roxy said in confusion, "So that was William's daughter Elizabeth." Gregory thought. It looks like she still remembers her father even after being dead for so long.

The ballerina animatronic ran into the dark hallway along with the other old animatronics, "Why? Why is this happening?!" William shouted. The white and pink Freddy's head glitched; its purple eyes kept flickering until the purple glow was replaced by a bright yellow one. The white and pink Freddy descended from the ceiling until it was behind William, "AFTON!!!!!" It said in a voice that shook the foundation. William looked behind him and saw the white and pink Freddy's face open up, revealing all the components inside it.

"I'll make you pay for what you've done to my sister and us!!!" It said in a fit of rage, William recognized that voice despite the static from its voice-box "Cassidy." He said, "You shouldn't have killed me that night!" She said. The other old animatronics arrived at the scene and surrounded William; Scrap Baby ran up to Burntrap with the ballerina animatronic not far behind her. "Father!" She shouted. Gregory and the others followed the older animatronics through the hallway and saw them around William.

"You will not harm my grandson!" The ballerina shouted, "What?! Grandson!?" Gregory said. The ground began to shake, and the foundation started to collapse, "Quickly, you must get out of here! Follow me!!!" The ballerina said. Freddy picked up Gregory and followed the ballerina animatronic with Vanessa and the others behind him. Meanwhile, the older animatronics pinned Burntrap to the ground, preventing him from escaping his fiery doom. 

"This is the end for you, Father." A voice called out; William knew this voice all too well; it came from the one person who shared his blood and looked just like him, "Michael." He said as the flames consumed his body and the older animatronics with them. The ballerina kept running past holes and falling rocks as she led the others to safety; Gregory held onto Freddy for dear life as his protector kept running with Vanessa and his friends catching up to them.

The ballerina saw daylight shining through a hole above them and climbed up to it, helping the others climb out, she could feel her power draining away with each movement, but she had to be strong; she must save her only grandson and his friends from a horrible death. The ballerina animatronic smiled with everyone out of the hole, and the others were breathing rapidly. Gregory had only one thought racing through his head at this moment. "We did it." 

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He did it. After spending seven days trapped inside the Pizzaplex, after seven days of running through the dark, avoiding robots, and after seven days of trying to survive, it's finally over. The animatronic ballerina led Gregory and the others to a hillside with a beautiful view of the rising sun. Moondrop switched back to Sundrop and was blown away by the scenery around him. "Oh, my goodness! Look at this gorgeous hillside!" "I never knew that grass was so green! Or how beautiful the flowers are! And I never knew the sun was so amazing!!!" This was the greatest moment he's ever experienced; Sundrop never thought the day would come when he would see the world outside the walls of the Pizzaplex, and watching the sunrise was something he'll never delete from his memory banks.

Sundrop wasn't the only animatronic in awe at the outside world; all the other Glamrock animatronics were excited and wondering at their new surroundings. "I can't believe how lush the grass looks!" Monty said, "This field stretches on for miles!" Roxy said. Chica and Bonnie looked up into the sky and saw clouds of all shapes and sizes. "Hey! That cloud looks like a bowlin' ball!" Bonnie said, pointing to one, "And that one looks like an apple!" Chica said. Foxy looked at the other side of the hill and found something that caught him off guard.

There was a tombstone with the name "Charlie" engraved on it; he saw five other tombstones at the bottom of the hill with names on them. "Gabriel, Fritz, Susie, Jeremy, and Cassidy" Were the names he saw on the tombstones. At first, he wasn't sure who these people were, but then it hit him, he remembered that William had murdered his friend's daughter and the five children from all those years ago. "Are these the names of the children William killed?" He whispered to himself; he walked over to each grave and gave a moment of silence for each of them.

"Thank ye fer saving Gregory Lassy," Foxy said at Cassidy's grave. Vanessa couldn't help but chuckle at the Glamrock animatronics; they acted like excited children during their first visit to a toy store; Freddy stayed close to Gregory and checked to see if the boy had any injuries. "Are you alright, Superstar?" The singer asked, "I... I think so." He said. The animatronic ballerina grunted as she fell to the ground, causing Gregory to run to assist it.

"Are you ok?" He asked. Freddy felt a feeling of protectiveness come from his Endoskeleton but quickly pushed it down; this ballerina animatronic did save him, Gregory, and everyone else from the collapsing underground building, and she didn't appear to have any harmful intentions, so the least he could do was show this animatronic gratitude. The ballerina's metal limbs trembled, and her frame was shaking; she knew she didn't have much longer, but she wanted to tell her grandson everything about who his family was.

" G-Gregory is your name, right?" She asked. The boy nodded his head yes, "Who are you?" He asked, "I'm so sorry." She said, "I'm so sorry our first meeting has to be like this. You must have s-s-so many questions; I'll do my best to explain everything to you before I run out of p-p-power." Vanessa and the other animatronics stopped what they were doing and looked at Gregory and the ballerina animatronic. "My name is Ballora, but I used to be c-c-called Clara before I died." "Clara Schmidt Afton."

"Did... did William... kill you?" He asked Ballora, he felt awful about asking that question, but he had to know if she had disappeared because of William. After a few seconds of silence, Ballora answered Gregory's question, "Yes... he... is the one responsible for my death." "He wasn't always like that... I'm not sure how m-m-much you know about our family, but... a lot of unfortunate things have happened to us in t-t-the past." Gregory knew what Ballora was talking about; he's read the messages detailing the tragedy of the Afton family and the incidents that stained Fazbear Entertainment's reputation.

"Well... I know that Elizabeth's younger brother died in the Bite of 83... and then Elizabeth died shortly after, and then... William had family problems." Ballora nodded her head the best she could. "Yes, things began to fall apart after Evan and Elizabeth died. Michael blamed h-h-himself for what happened, but I know he never meant to hurt him. William wasn't the same after Elizabeth died, we spent so many n-n-nights fighting with each other, but after he was released from police custody... we got into another fight, and then... I died."

"H-How did you become Ballora?" Gregory asked, "William brought m-m-me to Circus Baby Entertainment and Rentals, where he put my body inside this animatronic." This revelation made Gregory's stomach flip. He remembers reading that William stuffed the bodies of the missing children into the animatronics at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, but he didn't think that William did the same thing to his wife. "When I woke up, I was angry and confused. I was reunited with Elizabeth, but we didn't realize that we were family, and we... we ended up hurting Michael." Ballora said in a sad tone.

"He should have died, but... he didn't, and I couldn't be happier. After so long, me, Elizabeth, William, and Charlie were destroyed in the fire at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place and became a family again, but William... had to p-p-pay for what he did." "Before Michael was injured, he helped a woman have a baby. Her name was... Sarah Brooks." "What?!" Everyone said. They were not expecting to hear this: "I'm Sarah's Son?!" Gregory thought. Vanessa was confused by this; she's known Sarah for a long time and never married anyone, so how could this Michael help Sarah have a baby, unless... "He donated sperm." Vanessa thought.

That's the only answer that could explain how Sarah was able to get pregnant. "B-But I thought Sarah's baby died at the hospital!!! How can I be her son?!" Gregory said. Ballora gently shook her head and explained, "No, no. I know what happened on the night when Sarah gave birth to you. I know because... I was watching over her with Michael, Evan, and Elizabeth." "The Johnsons had a baby the same night, but... their child died. When that happened, the Johnsons switched out the babies, making everyone think that Sarah's newborn child had died." 

Gregory was speechless when he learned that Sarah had lost her baby; he thought it meant her baby had died, not stolen. The others were furious, especially Freddy and Sundrop, "They stole another person's child?!" "How could ANYONE do such a horrible thing to a mother!?" Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare, but stealing another woman's baby?! That is wrong in so many ways!!! Losing a child is painful, but that's no excuse to take another person's kid and pass that pain onto them!!!

Ballora could feel her power being depleted; she knew that she didn't have much longer. She cupped Gregory's right cheek with her hands, "I'm so sorry that you had to endure so much pain and suffering that those people inflicted on you." "Every child deserves to have a happy home, not living alone on the streets," Ballora said sadly. Freddy looked at Gregory in shock, "Gregory... has no home?" He thought. The bear spent so much time with children he knows that some kids have problems in their homes, but he never met a child without a home.

Gregory felt tears welling up in his eyes; he didn't want Ballora to go; he had finally found a relative and didn't want her to leave. "Please don't go!!! I don't want you to die again!!!" Gregory shouted. Ballora looked up at her grandson and placed her hands on his cheeks to help comfort the crying boy. "Please don't be sad, Gregory; I want you to remember something important." "W-What is it?" He asked, "You have people here who care about you; the people you love are never really gone." "You can always find them in here," Ballora said, placing her hands on Gregory's heart." 

Her eyes began to lose their white light and powered down; Gregory sat there clutching his heart while tears streamed down his face. Freddy wasted no time comforting Gregory by offering him a hug which the boy quickly accepted. Gregory wrapped his arms around Freddy and held onto him tightly while he continued to sob; Freddy rubbed circles on Gregory's back to help soothe him. Vanessa and the others bowed their heads as a sign of respect to Ballora for everything she had done for them.

After a while, Gregory began to calm down, and Freddy placed him back on the ground. "Gregory... is it true that you are... homeless?" Freddy asked. Gregory was hesitant to answer that question, but he couldn't deny Freddy an answer after everything he had done for him in the past several days. "Yeah... I don't have a home." He said, "You don't?! Why not?!" Sundrop said, "Well, I was staying in a home with other kids who were abused by the people who took me." "But that home was destroyed in a fire, and my friends died with the Johnsons," Gregory said.

Vanessa heard multiple stories of kids being abused and was glad that the Johnsons would no longer harm Gregory, but she was still sad that the other abused children had died. "After that, I spent a long time living on the streets. Things were tough sometimes, but things got a little easier after finding an old building to say in." Gregory said, "I'm glad that I'm still alive, but there's a part of me that feels sad." He continued.

Sundrop has a good idea of why Gregory feels sad; he doesn't have much to return to since he's homeless. Sundrop couldn't just stand by and do nothing; neither could the others; suddenly, Vanessa's phone began to ring. She looked at the number and answered the call, "Hello?" She said. "Hello Vanessa, it's me, Dr. Brixton; I'm calling you about Sarah's condition." The caller said. Vanessa's eyes shot up, "How is she?" "She's recovering very well and will be released very soon." The doctor replied, "Thank you very much." Vanessa said.

This was good to hear; Sarah was getting better, and she could take Gregory in when she left the Hospital. It's the right thing to do since Gregory is technically her son. However, she's bound to be surprised to learn that the baby she thought died was still alive and was Gregory. Vanessa went to Gregory and told him the good news. "Gregory, I just got off the phone with one of the doctors at the hospital, and I have good news." "They said Sarah is almost healthy enough to leave the hospital."

This helped Gregory calm down as his eyes sparkled a little, "Do you think she'll let me stay with her?" He asked. Vanessa smiled, "Of course she will! I'm sure she'll be thrilled to learn that you're her son." Gregory felt much better after hearing that; he'd finally have a loving mother; however, there was still one other family member he wanted to help. He turned back to Ballora and held her hand; he looked up at Vanessa and asked her a question. "Do you think they can help her?"

Vanessa looked at Ballora and answered Gregory's question, "I'm sure the techs can save her, Gregory." Yes! Now he won't have to worry about Ballora being damaged; however, the others couldn't let Gregory return to being on the streets again. Sundrop walked up to Gregory and spoke up, "You know Gregory, you're more than welcome to stay here at the Pizzaplex until Sarah has fully recovered." "Really?!" Gregory said, "Absolutely, little buddy!" The daycare attendant replied. Things won't be so bad for Gregory after all.

A few days later...

Gregory spent the next few days living in an extra room in the daycare until Sarah was released from the hospital. She was pretty surprised when she learned the truth about Gregory being her son, but she was more than happy to take him in. Now he's living with her and getting much love and attention at his new home. Sarah was amazed that Gregory could continue her work and was forever grateful he did. One day Vanessa called Sarah and asked her to bring Gregory to the Pizzaplex for a special surprise they had in store. The programming prodigy took Gregory to the Pizzaplex and was imminently greeted by Freddy and all the other Glamrcok animatronics. 

"Hello, Gregory! How have you been doing?" Freddy asked, "Hey there, champ! Good to see ya again!" Bonnie said, "Welcome back, Sweetie!" Chica said, "Nice to see you again, little guy!" Monty said, "Ahoy, lad! Good ta have ye back!" Foxy said, "Glad you came here, kid." Roxy said. Gregory was pleased to see all of the Glamrock animatronics together and gave them all hugs; he looked around and didn't see Sundrop anywhere, "Where's Sundrop?" Gregory asked, "You'll have to go to the daycare to see him, along with an extraordinary surprise." Roxy said.

Gregory was taken to the daycare with the others, where Sundrop welcomed Gregory with open arms, "Hello again, little buddy! Long time no see! Have you grown?" Sundrop said, "It's nice to see you too, Sundrop!" Gregory said, "Oh, that's right! we have a wonderful surprise for you!" Sundrop said, "What is the surprise?" Gregory asked. Sundrop opened the door to a back room, and a new animatronic emerged from the darkness.

This new animatronic was Ballora; only she looked very different. She now had a new white plastic shell around her Endoskeleton and was wearing a lot of new clothing. She had her purple hair tied into a bun held by a diamond hairband, wore two earrings that looked like the sun and a crescent moon, and a beautiful purple leotard with star patterns and a sun emblem in the center. Her arms had two purple stockings and two violet ribbons with bells on each hand.

She also wore two black ballerina slippers on her feet. This was the new and improved Glamrock Ballora who now helps Sundrop and Moondrop at the daycare, Vanessa spoke to the higher-ups, and both she and Sarah were able to convince them to repair Ballora and give her a home at the Pizzaplex. Glamrock Ballora performed a dance revealing a sparkling light purple tutu from her leotard.

Gregory was amazed by what the techs did to Ballora; words could not describe how grateful he was to them, and he was thrilled to see Ballora again; he ran up to her and hugged her. "How do you feel?" He asked, "I feel wonderful, Gregory." She said. Everyone smiled and laughed together; Gregory felt a tiny spark of warmth inside him; it was here that he found something that he had been longing for all his life—a loving family.